In Re: Judicial Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

Opinion

Serial: 231563 FILED

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI MAY 05 2020 OFFICE OF THE CLERK

No. 2020-AD-00001-SCT SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEALS

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No. 89-R-99019

IN RE: EMERGENCY ORDER RELATED TO CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19)

EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER-9

The Supreme Court and the Chief Justice, in his capacity as chief administrative

officer of all courts in the state, find that certain temporary amendments to the Rules and

Regulations for Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education are required to hinder the spread

of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The following temporary amendments are warranted:

(A) Regulation 3.9 shall be temporarily suspended. Judges may complete their 2019-2020 CJE requirements through the method oftheir choosing, either online, webinars or live, in-person programs, as approved by the Committee on Continuing Judicial Education.

(B) Rule 5 shall be temporarily amended to allow judges to report their compliance with the Rules and Regulations for Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education on or before September 30, 2020~

(C) Any judge who is unable to complete the temporarily amended requirements may seek a hardship exemption and/or extension from the Committee on Continuing Judicial Education.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Rules and Regulations for Mandatory

Continuing Judicial Education are temporarily amended for 2019-2020 reporting year as set

forth in this Order.

SO ORDERED, this the ~ day ofM , 2:ijlf CHAEL K. RANDOLPH, CHIEF ruSTICE FOR THE COURT

ALL JUSTICES AGREE.