What are the rules for magistrates who had completed some of the required courses before the Certification Program began?

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Magistrates who attended past training events required for certification may request and will receive credit for that attendance, provided that specific documentation of that attendance is available from the AOC. Because AOC transcripts only recently included detail about specific sessions attended at conferences, conference sessions attended prior to 2022 may not be eligible for credit.

Some courses offered by the School of Government have had different names over the years. Please use this chart to help you identify courses for requirements where course names might have changed.

Required Course	Alternate Course Titles
Judicial Decision-Making	Decision-Making for Magistrates
Advanced Criminal Procedure	Advanced Criminal Procedure for Magistrates
Presiding Over DWI Cases: What Magistrates and District Court Judges Need to Know	DWI Training for Magistrates; Processing DWIs Upon Arrest: A Course for District Court Judges & Magistrates; Presiding Over Cases Involving DWI & Related Offenses: What Magistrates & District Court Judges Need to Know; DWI and Related Offenses
Domestic Violence for Magistrates	What Magistrates Need to Know about Domestic Violence
One-Day Criminal Law Seminar	One-Day Regional Seminars for Magistrates: Criminal Law; One-Day Seminar for Magistrates: Criminal Law
Introduction to Small Claims	Introduction to Small Claims Court; Introduction to Small Claims Court for Magistrates; Introduction to Small Claims I
Special Topic Seminar in Small Claims	Introduction to Small Claims II; Landlord-Tenant Law; Advanced Small Claims Court for Magistrates; Special Topics in Small Claims: Contracts; Special Topics in Small Claims: Landlord-Tenant Law; Special Topic Seminar in Small Claims: Small Claims Procedure; Special Topics in Small Claims: Conducting Trials
One-Day Civil Law Seminar	One-Day Regional Seminars for Magistrates: Small Claims; One-Day Seminar for Magistrates: Civil Law
Involuntary Commitment for Magistrates	Involuntary Commitment Seminar; The Magistrate’s Role in Involuntary Commitment