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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Changes on Continuing Legal Education Board

January 06, 2002

HARRISBURG, January 7, 2002 — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today announced the naming of a chairman and vice chairman on the Continuing Legal Education Board. Ruth Eileen Ganister, Esq., was designated as chairman. Carmen P. Belefonte, Esq., was designated vice chairman. The board is comprised of 10 active Pennsylvania attorneys appointed by the Supreme Court. Member terms are three years in length, and no member may serve more than two consecutive terms. The board is responsible for administering the rules pertaining to continuing education for attorneys. This responsibility began with establishing the entire continuing legal education requirements system and continues to include updating the requirements and rules as necessary, monitoring each attorney’s compliance with the requirements, notifying attorneys of CLE status, and accrediting and monitoring CLE providers and courses. To best accomplish the requirements set forth by the Pennsylvania Rules for Continuing Legal Education, the Continuing Legal Education Board is organized into four committees, each covering a major area of operations: Accreditation, Administration, Audit and Compliance. Active attorneys in Pennsylvania must complete, during the compliance period to which he or she is assigned, 12 hours of continuing legal education including a minimum of one hour of ethics. (For more information on the CLE, or its board of directors, please visit: www.pacle.org)