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AY18 Clerks Agenda

June 4 – 6, 2018
El Paso Wyndham Airport
2027 Airway Blvd. | El Paso, Texas 79925 | 915.701.3202
 

 Seminar Agenda
 

Day 1

12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. 
Special Sessions:
1:00- 2:00 p.m.
Mental Health: Obligated to Act
Danny Rodgers, Chief Judge, City of Fort Worth
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
De-escalation+
Officer Curtis Whitener, El Paso Police Academy
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Dealing with Special Populations
Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston

Certification Prep Sessions:

Level I (1:00-3:00 p.m.): Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood

Level II (3:00-5:00 p.m.): Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood

Day 2

6:45 - 7:50 a.m. Breakfast and Registration 
8:00 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.

Keynote: From Under the Radar to Under the Microscope
Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City Friendswood 
9:20 - 9:35 a.m.

Break
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.

Legislative Highlights+
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.

Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Scenarios: Implementing SB 1913/HB 351
Mark Goodner, Deputy General Counsel & Director of Judicial Education
12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Lunch

 

  TRACK A
 TRACK B TRACK C#
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.

Administrative and Civil Cases in Municipal Court
Artin DerOhanian, Senior Associate Attorney, Law Office of Ryan Henry

Professional Communication Workshop
Courtney Acklin, Court Administrator, City of Palestine

TABC Update*
Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.

Citations & Complaints Revisited
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Expunctions*
Eric Ransleben, Judge, City of Trophy Club
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.

Riding Dirty: The Truth About Motorcycles*#
Jude Schexnyder, Motorcycle Safety Program Manager, TxDOT

Small Court Challenges
Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.

 

Domestic Violence Update#
Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration

Reaching Out to Your Community: Nuts, Bolts, and Resources*
Liz De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 3

6:45 - 7:50 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.

Local Rules and Standing Orders
Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson

Media Relations: Media Jedi
Julie Escalante, Presiding Judge, City of Baytown
 9:10 - 10:05 a.m.

The Walking Dead*
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
10:05 - 10:20 a.m. Break 
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.

Questions Answered
TMCEC Staff
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Break 
11:30 - 12:00 p.m.

Endnote: Takeaways for FY18
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Court Clerk Certification Test Levels I, II, & III
Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of of Friendswood

 

* 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