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Regional Clerks, Gulf Coast

TMCEC Regional Seminar - Gulf Coast

AY 2020-2021 Virtual Seminar
January 10-12, 2021 | Clerk Seminar

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Day 1                    Sunday, January 10, 2021

 

 

SPECIAL SESSION: PANDEMIC EDITION

1:00 – 2:10 p.m.

 

 

 

 

2:25 – 3:35 p.m.

 

 

 

 

3:50 – 5:00 p.m.

Pandemic Potpourri: Open Court, Access to Justice, Indigence, Mental Health, Speedy Trial, and More
J. Elaine Marshall, Presiding Judge, City of Houston
Kirk Noaker, Associate Judge, City of Burnet

  

We Got the Plans! Disaster, Records, and Operating Plans
Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood

 

eCourt: Beyond the Courtroom Walls+

Tiffany Totah, Court Administrator, City of Victoria
Matthew Wright, Presiding Judge, City of Rosebud

 

Day 2       Monday, January 11, 2021

8:00 – 8:10 a.m.                 Welcome and Announcements                               

8:10 – 9:15 a.m.                Handling Non-appearance in COVID
                                          Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
                                            

9:30 – 10:35 a.m.               Post-Judgment: Appeals, Motions for New Trial, and More
                                           Frederick Garcia, Clerk of the Court, City of San Antonio
                                              

10:50 – 12:00 p.m.            Keynote: State of Disaster and Emergency Orders during Pandemics                                   
                                          Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
                                          Robby Chapman, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC
                                              

1:00 – 1:55 p.m.                Monica’s Law and the OCA Protective Order Registry
                                          Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney,
                                          Office of Court Administration
                                           

2:05 – 2:55 p.m.                 Ethics: Social Media and More
                                           Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook
                                            

 3:05 – 3:55 p.m.               Repoing Overview: Comptroller, DPS, OCA
                                          Lauren Doan, Presiding Judge, City of Quitman
                                          Sheila Roach, Deputy Clerk, City of Canyon
                                            

 4:05 – 5:00 p.m.             Using JCM Fund
                                        Dr. Carlin Caliman, Juvenile Case & Diversion Program Manager, City of
                                        Arlington
                                         

 Day 3,  Tuesday, January 12, 2021

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.                Questions Answered
                                           Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                           Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
                                           Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                           Elizabeth Rozacky, Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                           

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.                Strategies for Virtual Community Outreach
                                            Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC
                                            

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.             What’s in Your Vape? E-Cigarettes, Traffic, and Public Safety*
                                           Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                           

11:30 – 12:00 p.m.             Endnote: Takeaways for 2021
                                           Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
                                            

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*Indicates TxDOT Traffic Safety Grant Related Curriculum
+ Indicates curriculum including a focus on court security
# Indicates a shared track open to both clerks and judges