TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 14, 2022

In response to the pandemic, the Tennessee Supreme Court temporarily suspended Rule 21, section 3.01(c), which requires lawyers to have seven hours of live CLE credits each compliance year and limits the maximum distance learning credits to eight. 4.02(c), which reiterates the eight-hour distance learning limitation and limits carryover credits to eight hours per compliance year was also temporarily suspended. The court is now considering permanently eliminating limitations to distance learning credits by deleting sections 3.01(c) and 4.02(c) and is seeking comments from judges, lawyers, bar associations, members of the public and all interested parties on the matter. Written comments are due by Aug. 5 and should be emailed to appellatecourtclerk@tncourts.gov or mailed to James Hivner, Clerk, RE: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 21, §§ 3.01(c) and 4.02(c), 100 Supreme Court Building, 401 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37219-1407. Read the order here.