Certified Attorney Re-Certification
Requirement Overview:
Select your certification type below for a quick view of the re-certification requirements. See Statutory Authority & Required Qualifications for further details.*The VIDC Initial Certification Training is NOT eligible to be used towards re-certification unless approved otherwise by the VIDC Certification Attorney.
- Capital Trial Lead and Co-Counsel Complete at least ten (10) hours of specialized training in capital litigation. (The Annual Capital Defense Workshop, sponsored by the Virginia Bar Association, will meet the re-certification requirement).
- Capital Appellate Counsel Complete two (2) hours of particularized capital appellate training.
- Capital Habeas Counsel Complete six (6) hours of particularized capital habeas training.
2021 Approved VIDC Re-Certification Trainings
CLE Sponsors: If you are interested in submitting a CLE course for VIDC re-certification credit approval, please contact the Certification Department at Certification@vadefenders.org.
VIDC Hosted Trainings:
VIDC 2021 Webcast Series:
Sponsor: Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
CLE Type: Live Online via Zoom
Re-certification Type: Various
Eligibility: Open to VIDC Certified Court-Appointed Attorneys and VIDC employees ONLY
Cost: Free
Registration: Details are emailed to applicable certified court-appointed attorneys. Please be sure your email is up-to-date in our Attorney Certification System (ACeS)
- 1/21/2021 - Effectively Using Virginia’s New ex parte Expert Process (3 - 4 pm)
- 3/24/2021 - Traffic Topic (3 - 4 pm)
- 4/14/2021 - Specialty Dockets & Defense Representation (3 - 4 pm)
- 4/15/2021 - Bodily Injury (2:30 - 4 pm)
- 6/3/2021 - Assignments of Error (3 - 4 pm)
- and more to come--check back again soon
Free & Discounted Non-VIDC Hosted Trainings:
Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. Indigent Criminal Defense Seminar
Date: May 7, 2021
Sponsor: Virginia State Bar/ Supreme Court of Virginia
Re-certification Type: Misdemeanor/Felony
Cost: Free
Training Information/ Registration
Perfecting and Preserving Criminal Appeals to the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia
FREE Online Seminar (with Coupon Code: "VAAppeal")
Sponsor: Virginia CLE
Re-certification Type: Misdemeanor/Felony
Training Information/ Registration
Introduction to Sentencing Guidelines
Various dates & locations - check website linked below
Sponsor: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Re-certification Type: Misdemeanor/Felony
Fee Waiver Application (for Court Appointed Attorneys)
Training Information/ Registration
Popular Non-VIDC Hosted Trainings:
Virginia CLE
We have partnered with Virginia CLE to offer a dedicated listing of VIDC Re-certification eligible courses offered on their website. See approved courses at VACLE.org - VIDC Re-certification Page
Re-certification Type: Various
51st Annual Criminal Law Seminar
Date: February 12, 2021
Sponsor: Virginia State Bar/ Virginia CLE
Re-certification Type: Misdemeanor/Felony
Training Information/ Registration
VACDL Spring Seminar
Date: May 14, 2021
Sponsor: Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL)
Re-certification Type: Misdemeanor/Felony
Training Information/ Registration
25th Annual Robert E. Shepherd Jr. Juvenile Law & Education Conference
Date: May 21, 2021
Sponsor: University of Richmond/ Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
Re-certification Type: Juvenile
Training Information/ Registration
VACDL Annual Meeting & Fall CLE
Date: August 26 - 27, 2021
Sponsor: Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL)
Re-certification Type: Misdemeanor/Felony
Training Information/ Registration
28th Annual Capital Defense Workshop
Date: TBD
Sponsor: Virginia Bar Association
Re-certification Type: Misdemeanor/Felony, Capital
Training Information/ Registration
Contact Us
certification@vadefenders.org
(804) 662-7249, ext. 1
Upcoming Events
Previously Approved Courses
Courses attended within the past 2 years from your last certification date can be used toward your next VIDC re-certification. Check your Virginia State Bar CLE records against our approved courses list to see if you have already attended any eligible courses.
VIDC Video Replay Library
All VIDC Webcast Series lectures are available for replay. Courses within the Video Replay Library are eligible to be used towards your VIDC re-certification credit hour requirements. However, they will NOT offer CLE credit. To access the Video Replay Library request form linked above, you will need to enter the username and password for the VIDC Attorney Resource website (NOT your Attorney Certification System (ACeS) profile username and password). The username and password for the Attorney Resource website is emailed to all certified attorneys each year using the email address you have on file with VIDC. Please check your email for this information prior to contacting the Certification Department for access details. Certification@vadefenders.org
CLE Reporting Note
VIDC is a separate entity from the Virginia State Bar and does NOT have access to attorney CLE records. Thus, an attorney MUST submit a re-certification application to the VIDC in order to re-certify.