College of the State Bar of Texas

[1] While the State Bar of Texas mandates that every licensed attorney complete at least fifteen hours of continuing legal education classes each year,[2] the College requires its members to double that number by attending thirty hours per year.

[1] As of 2006, it was the only organization in the United States formed for the specific purpose of promoting and recognizing attorneys who strive to maintain and enhance their professional skills and the quality of their practice through voluntary participation in CLE programs.

Mr. Bowmer, who believed that lawyers in Texas should be given recognition for attending programs of continuing legal education, urged Mr. Jones to persuade the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas to adopt the idea for the College.

On October 25, 2001, the Texas Supreme Court amended its 1981 order establishing the College of the State Bar (Misc.

As a qualifying non-profit corporation, the College applied for and received Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status under the United States Internal Revenue Code.