--- title: How to Submit a Legal Specialization Judicial Service Tolling Request description: A certified specialist who is appointed to judicial service may toll their certification. Under State Bar rule 3.118(A) Title 3, Division 2, Chapter 2, and Article 2, “a certified specialist who serves full-time in a state or federal court of record as a judge, magistrate, commissioner, or referee or as an administrative law judge is exempt during the period of service from the annual fee required of a certified specialist and from recertification requirements.” --- [Skip to content](https://info.calbar.ca.gov/knowledge/en/how-to-submit-a-judicial-service-tolling-request-in-the-applicant-portal#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![CA-StateBar_Logo_Horizontal_White_LargeSeal_.png\]](https://info.calbar.ca.gov/hs-fs/hubfs/CA-StateBar_Logo_Horizontal_White_LargeSeal_.png?height=50&name=CA-StateBar_Logo_Horizontal_White_LargeSeal_.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Go to calbar.ca.gov](https://www.calbar.ca.gov/) [Go to calbar.ca.gov](https://www.calbar.ca.gov/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://info.calbar.ca.gov/knowledge/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Legal Specialization](https://info.calbar.ca.gov/knowledge/en/legal-specialization?hsLang=en) # How to Submit a Legal Specialization Judicial Service Tolling Request Under State Bar rule 3.118(A) Title 3, Division 2, Chapter 2, and Article 2, “a certified specialist who serves full-time in a state or federal court of record as a judge, magistrate, commissioner, or referee or as an administrative law judge is exempt during the period of service from the annual fee required of a certified specialist and from recertification requirements.”  1. Open the [Legal Specialization Judicial Service Declaration Form](https://www.calbar.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/JudicialServiceDeclarationForm.pdf). 2. Check mark your judicial service position. Sign and date the form, then save it on your device. 3. Fill out the [Licensee Records and Compliance Inquiry Form](https://share.hsforms.com/1rxD0lFL6QhaRZJPYzKoXAwd62wt?__hstc=158387685.3d129a0917524901f353d0c36d610fd0.1782393542274.1789509632275.1789512115710.159&__hssc=158387685.2.1789512115710&__hsfp=fbea18b31557ec1a10f4d4127367faf5) to upload the completed Legal Specialization Judicial Service Declaration Form. 4. Under "Topic," select "Legal Specialization." Under "Issue," choose "I am now a judge; how do I pause or toll my certification?" 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