2023 Judicial Education Course Catalog

Judicial Education Annual Required Continuing Education The Court of Appeals considers the continuing education of Maryland’s judges and magistrates to be of critical importance. Sitting judges, magistrates, senior judges, and Orphans’ Court judges are required to complete 12 hours of continuing judicial education annually per the Administrative Order on Continuing Education of Judges, Magistrates, and Commissioners, effective June 6, 2016. Records of completed hours are maintained by the Registrar’s Office of the Judicial College of Maryland. With prior approval, continuing judicial education courses conducted by outside institutions may substitute for Judicial College of Maryland, Judicial Education courses to satisfy the annual continuing education requirement. Requests must be submitted, with course documentation, to the Chair of the Education Committee through the office of the Assistant State Court Administrator of the Judicial College prior to program attendance. The Judicial College strives to offer a variety of learning environments to meet the needs of our stakeholders. To this end, and for the first time in Judicial Education’s history, with the approval of your administrative judge you can take a combination of virtual classes and webinars to secure six of the 12 required annual credit hours of continuing education. For example, you could register for a ½ day virtual class combined with three one-hour webinars, securing six of the 12 hours. The other six hours must be completed in the face-to-face classroom environment. Attendance Policies Live Training: For full-day classes, a grace period of 30 minutes is provided to accommodate unforeseen events. For half-day classes, a grace period of 15 minutes is provided. Missing more than this will disqualify the participant from receiving course credit. Virtual Training: To earn credit for an online learning experience, participants must attend the entire session. See Live Training above for the allotted accommodations. A 10-minute grace The Administrative Office of the Courts is committed to ensuring individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to fully participate in our programs. If you need accommodation, please contact the Judicial College at 410-260-3660 or use the Maryland Relay Service (TT/Voice) at 711. Cancelling Class Registration To maintain accurate records and to facilitate each judge’s and magistrate’s satisfaction of the annual continuing education requirement, it is incumbent upon each judge and magistrate to notify their administrative judge and the Judicial College in advance (or as soon as practical in exigent circumstances), if they are unable to attend a course for which they are registered. A judge or magistrate who takes administrative leave and fails to attend and complete, in full, a Judicial College of Maryland course for which they are registered, without good cause, will be charged a day of annual leave. A judge or magistrate must make up a missed class during the current year. At the end of each calendar year, an attendance report is submitted to all chief judges and the judge or magistrate’s administrative judge. Class Size Most Judicial Education classes have a maximum enrollment of 30 participants to enhance the learning experience. The majority of field trips will have a maximum enrollment of 20 participants. Questions concerning class registration or the attendance policy should be directed to the Judicial College Registrar at educationregistrar@mdcourts.gov or 410-260-3573. period is allotted for 90-minute webinars. Reasonable Accommodation

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2023 Judicial Education Course Catalog

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