No — Georgia’s CLE rules treat all active attorneys alike; there is no special reduced requirement for part-time attorneys.
Georgia requires active members to complete 12 CLE credit hours annually, including 1 hour in ethics and 1 hour in professionalism.
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You report CLE credits in Georgia by submitting an annual affidavit (or report) to the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency via the Georgia Bar’s CLE portal by January 31.
This certification reflects CLE hours earned during the prior calendar year, ending December 31.
Georgia attorneys must complete 12 CLE hours each year, including at least 1 hour in ethics and 1 hour in professionalism. Trial attorneys must also complete 3 hours in trial practice.
CLE programs may be live, webcast, or prerecorded distance learning; there is no longer a limit on how many distance learning hours may apply.
Attorneys may carry forward a limited number of excess credits: up to 12 general credits, 2 ethics, 2 professionalism, and 3 trial hours.
No — Georgia does not require attorneys to complete any fixed number of in-person classroom hours.
Under Georgia’s CLE rules, attorneys may satisfy all 12 required credits via approved distance learning programs (webcasts, online, on-demand) or live courses.
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Yes — in Georgia you can report CLE late under a “grace period” extension, though you may incur late fees and face noncompliance status after certain deadlines. The Georgia CLE rules grant an automatic grace period until March 31 for making up and reporting CLE credits.
Details — Georgia CLE Late Reporting Terms:
You may begin reporting CLE credits in Georgia once the prior calendar year closes on December 31, since the reporting system opens immediately for review and submission.
All attorneys must then finalize and file their Annual CLE Report by January 31.
Key Takeaway: In Georgia, you can start reporting credits as soon as the calendar year ends on December 31, with final submission due by January 31.
Members whose status is inactive for the entire calendar year in Georgia are exempt from the annual CLE requirement.
If a member is reinstated to active status, they must complete all CLE obligations due for that year before they resume full privileges.
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Attorneys in Georgia certify CLE compliance via an annual affidavit/report submitted to the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency (CCLC). CLE providers must report attendance to the CCLC, and the Bar mails attorneys an Annual Report which they confirm by January 31.
Key Takeaway: In Georgia, CLE reporting is handled via an annual CCLC affidavit/input through the Annual Report, with attorneys required to confirm or correct by January 31.
Georgia attorneys must complete 12 CLE credit hours each calendar year, including 1 hour in ethics and 1 hour in professionalism.
Attorneys who regularly engage in trial work also must take 3 hours in trial practice in that year.
Key Takeaway: Georgia requires 12 CLE hours annually, including 1 ethics, 1 professionalism, and for trial attorneys 3 trial hours, with limited carryover and defined reporting deadlines.
Yes — Georgia imposes a separate judicial education requirement for judges in addition to, or instead of, standard CLE for attorneys.
Under Georgia Regulation 616-1-1-.05, judges must complete 12 hours of approved continuing judicial education annually.
At the same time, full-time judges who are no longer permitted to practice law may request exemption from the State Bar’s CLE
...Yes — Georgia attorneys can submit (or correct) CLE credits online via “My CLE” through the State Bar / CLE Commission portal.
Attorneys are required to review and attest their CLE hours annually using the online system.
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