Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

New Clerks (December)

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FY17 New Clerks Agenda

December 12-16, 2016

Omni Southpark
4140 Governors Row | Austin, TX 78744 | 512.448.2222

Seminar Agenda

*Click below for a compiled file of entire seminar course materials*

Day 1 - Monday

11:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Registration
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.	Welcome and Announcements
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.	What to Expect: Continuing Education and Court Resources Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
2:15 – 2:45 p.m	The Court Clerk Certification Program Tracie Glaeser, Program Coordinator, TMCEC
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Municipal Court and the Role of the Clerk Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 2 - Tuesday

6:45 – 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Records Management Hilda Cuthbertson, Consultant, Bojorquez Law Firm
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Introduction to the Transportation Code* Cathy Riedel, Judge, City of Leander
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.	Best Practices in Court Security Allen Gilbert, Presiding Judge, City of San Angelo
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Stress Management Elaine Brown, Retired Court Administrator, City of Katy
1:30 – 1:40 p.m.	Break
1:40 – 2:50 p.m.	Citations and Complaints Brian Holman, Lewisville Municipal Court
2:50 – 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Driving Safety Courses and Deferred Disposition* Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
5:15 – 6:15 p.m.	Optional Session: TMCEC Double Feature: Screening of “I Object!” and “Pro Se Defendants”

Day 3 - Wednesday

6:45 – 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Judicial Ethics for Court Clerks Jackie Habersham, Commission Counsel, Commission on Judicial Conduct, Austin
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 - 10:40 a.m.	Writs: Warrants and Capias Pro Fines Victoria Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
10:40 – 10:55 a.m.	Break
10:55 – 12:00 p.m.	Non-appearance Crimes Rebecca Stark, Former Court Director, City of Austin
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.	Court Processes I: Trial Processes Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.	Court Processes II: Reporting Processes Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:10 – 5:00 p.m.	Mock Trial: State v Young* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 4 - Thursday

6:45 – 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Walking the Line: Legal Information and Advice Landra Hudson Solansky, Court Administrator, City of Seguin
9:10 –9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.	Juveniles in Municipal Court: Part I* Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 – 12:00 p.m.	Juveniles in Municipal Court: Part II* Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.	DPS Reporting* Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Court Costs Tammy Odom, Court Administrator, Texas City
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.	TCCA Panel Discussion (Q&A) Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham Tammy Odom, Court Administrator, Texas City Jaime Brew, Court Administrator, City of Sugar Land

Day 5 - Friday

6:45 – 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Nuts and Bolts of the Collections Process Jim Lehman, CEO/Special Consultant, The Lehman Group
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Numbers Matter: Reporting to the Office of Court Administration Sandra Mabbett, Judicial Information Analyst, Office of Court Administration
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.	The Week in Review: Filling in the Blanks Regan Metteauer, Program Attorney, TMCEC
12:00 p.m.	Adjourn

* Course developed under the Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives, a partnership between the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center and the Texas Department of Transportation

Funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals