TCCA (Texas Court Clerks Association) partnered with TMCEC (Texas Municipal Courts Education Center), TMCA (Texas Municipal Courts Association), and Texas State University, to create an educational development program in 1996. The Municipal Court Clerk Certification Program was established to provide professional development and educational growth to Court Staff in Municipal and Justice Courts.

The program is comprised of three levels. Participants achieve certification upon successful completion of each of the three levels:

Certified Court Clerk Level I (CCCI)

Certified Court Clerk Level II (CCCII)

Certified Municipal Court Clerk (Level III) 

Participants are not certified at a specific level until they complete the education requirements and application process at each level.  

To maintain certification,  participants must complete and submit proof of continuing education no later than August 31st annually.

A total of 12 hours of education must be completed to maintain a Level I or Level II certification.  A total of 20 hours must be completed to maintain a Level III certification.  A maximum of 8 hours may be completed online (not in person).

Failure to submit the required hours of continued education for two or more years will result in a loss of all levels of certification.