Editor’s note: In January, the Rules Committee of the Superior Court approved a proposal that would require Connecticut-licensed lawyers to accumulate 12 hours of continuing legal education per year, with attorneys able to design their own curriculum. State judges are scheduled to vote on the proposal at their annual meeting next month.
The New Haven County Bar Association (NHCBA) has not historically advanced formal positions on controversial issues affecting the legal profession. The matter of mandatory or minimum continuing legal education, however, has inspired the attention of so many of our members that we thought it appropriate to publicly articulate our position. In short, the NHCBA opposes the MCLE rule endorsed by the Judicial Branch Rules Committee and we respectfully urge the state’s judges to reject the proposal when it comes before them in June.
