The Program Evaluation Committee has agreed to recommend reducing the number of oral arguments required to maintain board certification in appellate practice.

At a March 4 virtual meeting, the committee approved a Board of Legal Specialization and Education proposal to amend Rule 6-13.4 Recertification (Appellate Practice).

The proposed amendment would reduce from five to three the number of oral arguments required for an initial recertification. The number would drop to two for subsequent recertification cycles. Applicants, however, would still be required to meet the five oral argument requirement to become board certified.