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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

does not meet minimum competency proceedings in which the standards. In such case, the Court attorney has demonstrated shall not appoint such attorney to competence in the attorney’s represent parties in juvenile representation of his or her dependency matters until the Court is clients in said proceedings. In satisfied the attorney meets the determining whether the minimum competency standards. attorney has demonstrated competence, the Court shall (g) In the case of an attorney who consider whether the maintains his or her principal office attorney’s performance has outside of this county, proof of substantially complied with certification by the Juvenile Court of the requirements of these the California county in which the rules. attorney maintains an office shall be sufficient evidence of competence to (b) In order to retain his or her appear in a juvenile proceeding in this certification to practice before the county. Juvenile Court, each attorney who has been previously certified by the Court [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 6.4 renumbered to 6.1.2 shall submit a new certificate of 01/01/12] competency to the Court on or before January 31st of the third year after the Rule 6.1.3 Minimum Standards of year in which the attorney is first Attorney Education and Training certified and then every third year thereafter. The attorney shall attach (a) The minimum training and the renewal Certification of educational requirements for Competency as evidence that he or attorneys representing parties in she has completed at least eight hours juvenile court proceedings are as of continuing training or education follows: directly related to dependency proceedings since the attorney was (1) Participation in at least eight last certified. Evidence of completion hours of training or education of the required number of hours of in a juvenile dependency law, training or education may include a which training or education copy of a certificate of attendance shall have included issued by a California MCLE information on the applicable provider, a certificate of attendance case law and statutes, the rules issued by a professional organization of court, Judicial Council which provides training and/or forms, motions, trial education for its members, whether or techniques and skills, writs of not it is a MCLE provider, a copy of appeal, child development, the training or educational program child abuse and neglect, schedule together with evidence of substance abuse, domestic attendance at such program, or such violence, family reunification other documentation as may and preservation, and reasonably be considered to reasonable efforts, or demonstrate the attorney’s attendance at such program. Attendance at a (2) At least six months of court-sponsored or approved program experience in dependency will also fulfill this requirement.

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