Colorado

Civil Procedure

Rule 250.3 – The Supreme Court Advisory Committee and the Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee

(1) Advisory Committee. The Supreme Court Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) is a permanent committee of the Court. See C.R.C.P. 251.34. The Advisory Committee oversees the coordination of administrative matters for all programs of the lawyer regulation process, including the continuing legal and judicial education program set forth in these rules. The Advisory Committee reviews the productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of the continuing legal and judicial education program, and recommends to the Court proposed changes or additions to these rules and the CLJE Committee’s Regulations Governing Mandatory Continuing Legal and Judicial Education.

(2) The Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee. The Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee (CLJE Committee) serves as a permanent committee of the Supreme Court.

(a)Members. The CLJE Committee consists of nine members appointed by the Court, and is subject to oversight by the Advisory Committee. With the exceptions of the chair and the vice chair, members will be appointed for one term of seven years. Diversity will be a consideration in making the appointments. The terms of the members will be staggered to provide, so far as possible, for the expiration each year of the term of one member. At least six of the members must be volunteer lawyers, at least one of whom must also be a judge, and at least two of the members must be volunteer non-lawyers (citizen members). All members serve at the pleasure of and may be dismissed at any time by the Court. A member of the CLJE Committee may resign at any time. In the event of a vacancy, a successor will be appointed by the Court for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose office is vacated.

(b) Chair and Vice Chair. The Court will designate two members of the CLJE Committee to serve as its chair and vice-chair for unspecified terms. The chair will also be a member of the Advisory Committee. The chair and vice-chair serve at the pleasure of and may be dismissed at any time by the Court.

(c) Powers and Duties. The CLJE Committee will formulate regulations consistent with these rules, modify or amend the same from time to time, and perform CLJE Committee duties established by these rules. The CLJE Committee’s Regulations Governing Mandatory Continuing Legal and Judicial Education will be submitted to the Advisory Committee for review and approval by the Court and will be published on the website of the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel.

(3)Reimbursement. The CLJE Committee members are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel, lodging and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

C.R.C.P. 250.3

Adopted March 15, 2018, effective July 1, 2018; amended January 14, 2021, effective January 14, 2021.

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