Rule 7.17 - OBTAINING CREDITSJudges may obtain credit for purposes of the mandatory continuing judicial education requirements established by these rules as follows:
(1) one credit hour for purposes of the mandatory continuing judicial education requirements established by these rules shall be given for each period of fifty minutes of instruction in an accredited course; (2) one credit hour may be obtained for each period of fifty minutes of videotape or audiotape instruction, provided that such videotape and/or audiotape is accredited by the Administrative Director;(3) no more than half of the mandatory continuing judicial education requirements may be satisfied by videotape and/or audiotape instruction;(4) fifteen credit hours may be obtained during a reporting period for the teaching of an accredited course, with one credit hour given for each twenty-five minutes of instruction or participation in a panel discussion; and(5) thirty credit hours may be obtained during a reporting period for the following forms of publication, including, but not limited to, publishing an article in the law review of an ABA-accredited law school, publishing an article in the official publication of the state bar, authorship or co-authorship of a book, contribution of a paper published in a judicial or legal society's annual, hardbound collection, publication of an article in a bar journal in another state, and contribution through either editing or authorship to periodic newsletters designed to serve the interests of specialists. Based upon these standards, sponsors of accredited courses given in West Virginia shall include with their course materials a statement that, " This course or program qualifies for ______ credit hours under the Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure or the Rules for Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education."W. Va. R. Judi. Disc. Pro. 7.17
Adopted by order entered May 17, 1995, effective July 1, 1995.