Judicial Education Training

The Delaware Supreme Court adopted the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rule for members of the Bar, including judges, effective January 1, 1987. The Chief Justice appoints judges from each of the State courts and the Chief Magistrate to serve on the Judicial Education Committee with the charge to design and direct the implementation of educational programs which will permit members of the Judiciary to meet the requirements of the Rule.

In administering the funds provided by the General Assembly, the Committee plans in-state continuing judicial education programs at an annual seminar and also enables judges to travel out of state to pursue educational programs at the National Judicial College or to attend seminars offered by other prominent judicial education organizations.

Justice Carolyn Berger serves as chair of the Judicial Education Committee. The Training Administrator of the Administrative Office of the Courts is the coordinator of the judicial education programs. Guest lecturers and speaker at each seminar have included distinguished jurists, legal scholars and others having expert knowledge in matters of importance to the judicial function.