In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Court temporarily suspended Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 21, section 3.01(c), which requires lawyers to have a minimum of seven hours of Live continuing legal education credits in each compliance year and limits lawyers to a maximum of eight hours of Distance Learning credits in each compliance year. View the Comment Order We also temporarily suspended section 4.02(c), which reiterates the eight-hour limitation on Distance Learning credits per compliance year and limits carryover Distance Learning credits to eight hours per compliance year. The Court is now considering amending Rule 21 to delete sections 3.01(c) and 4.02(c) and permanently eliminate the limitations on Distance Learning credits. The Court solicits written comments from judges, lawyers, bar associations, members of the public, and all interested parties on the amendments now under consideration. The deadline for submitting written comments is Friday, August 5, 2022. Written comments should reference the docket number above and may 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 Avenue North Nashville, TN 37219-1407 The Clerk shall provide a copy of this Order to LexisNexis and to Thomson Reuters. In addition, this Order shall be posted on the Tennessee Supreme Court’s website.