Please direct any certification-related questions to certification@tmcec.com.
To maintain proficiency of a Level I or II Certified Court Clerk, a participant must complete 12 hours of continuing education each year through TMCEC, TCCA, TCCA Chapter Training, TMCA Annual Conference, or an approved alternate provider. To maintain proficiency of a Certified Court Clerk Level III, a clerk must complete 20 hours of continuing education each year through TMCEC, TCCA, TCCA Chapter Training, TMCA Annual Conference, or an approved alternate provider. All levels may have a maximum of 8 hours of webinars. Please note that the TMCEC Virtual Regional Clerks (and Judges) Seminar and Virtual Clinics are not webinars and count as in-person events for clerk certification hours.
Participants must submit proof of their continuing education. Download a RENEWAL APPLICATION for more information. Not submitting the required hours of continuing education for two or more years will result in a loss of all levels of certification.
To appeal a loss of certification, please complete an appeal form and email it to certification@tmcec.com.
Automatic Certification Renewals
If you are a Level I or II certified court clerk in good standing, your annual hours of education will be automatically renewed if you properly complete & turn in a record of attendance on the final day of a TMCEC seminar that is at least 12 hours (e.g., Regional Judges or Clerks Seminar, Juvenile Case Manager Seminar, and/or Court Administrator Seminar).
If you are ANY level of certification, attended the TCCA Annual conference, and were on the final list of approved certificates, your certification will be automatically renewed.
If you complete the Record of Attendance after the seminar and send it to TMCEC on a subsequent day, you will be required to complete a paper renewal application and submit it to TMCEC.
If you are no longer employed by a court or have attended education with another approved provider, you will be required to complete and submit a paper application to TMCEC. To verify that hours have been properly recorded, you must log into your personal profile 4 to 6 weeks after the event. Click the “Clerk Certification” tab to show the most current year renewed. Letters confirming renewals will no longer be sent as we encourage participants to verify their status online.
PLEASE NOTE: Clerks who acquire hours through TMCEC Archived Webinars or other approved providers must submit a renewal application, as well as copies of all training certificates. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Submitting Your Renewal & Verifying Renewal Status Online: You can now verify your certification renewal through our Register site. After you have logged in, click the “Clerk Certification” tab and it will show your most current year renewed.
Reactivation of Level III
Any clerk who has achieved Level III, CMCC status, but has become inactive, will be allowed to reinstate their certification by completing 40 hours of education. Six of those hours must come from TMCEC’s Legislative Update and all 40 hours of education must be from within the following three years. Certificates of attendance, along with a renewal application, must be submitted to TMCEC. Note: This rule only applies to Level III.