Less than 10 weeks after the Illinois Supreme Court announced new standards for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) on Sept. 29, it amended three of the applicable rules.

The court added an exemption to Rule 791. Persons Subject to MCLE Requirements, under (a) Scope and Exemptions, as follows.

“(4) All attorneys who, by virtue of their office or employment in the state or federal judiciary, are prohibited by the Supreme Court of Illinois or the federal judiciary from actively engaging in the practice of law.”

Previous subsections (4), (5) and (6) have been renumbered (5), (6) and (7).

Under Rule 792. The MCLE Board, the court deleted (b)(2) “The Court's appointments may be made from among those candidates who have submitted resumes and other supporting documents.” Suc-ceeding sections were renumbered.

Former eligibility subsection (b)(3), now (b)(2), was amended to change “service on” to “appointment to” the MCLE Board.

In Rule 799. Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, (b) Membership and Terms, (1) the qualifying “full-time” was stricken from “faculty members at accredited Illinois law schools…”

All of these amendments to the MCLE rules became effective Dec. 6.