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AY18 Galveston Clerks Agenda

January 22-24, 2018
The San Luis Resort Spa & Conference Center
5222 Seawall Boulevard | Galveston, TX 77551 | 409-744-1500

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 Seminar Agenda

Day 1

12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration  
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
1:00- 2:00 p.m.
Mental Health: Obligated to Act
Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton
2:15 - 5:00 p.m.
De-escalation++
Gary Teeler, Instructor, Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Dealing with Special Populations
Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston

Preparation Courses 1:00-5:00p.m.

Level I: Brittany Wright, Court Services Specialist, City of Sugar Land
Co-Facilitator: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City Friendswood

Level II: Jennifer Hale, Senior Deputy Clerk, City of Friendswood
Co-Facilitator: Jennifer Huhn, Court Administrator, City of Pearland

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
  FUNDAMENTALS
 COURT WORKSHOPS
 SHARED TRACK
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.
Administrative and Civil Cases in Municipal Court
Ashley McSwain, Prosecutor, City of Murphy

Professional Communication Workshop
Jaime Brew, Assistant Director of Finances & Court Services, City of Sugar Land

TABC Update*
Victoria Jaramillo Medley
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.

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

Expunctions*
Esmeralda Garcia, Associate Presiding Judge, City of Houston
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.

Help Me To Help You: Using Your Resources Effectively
Leah Huff, Assistant Director, City of Fort Worth

Riding Dirty: The Truth About Motorcycles*
Jude Schexnyder, TxDOT Traffic Safety Specialist, TxDOT

Small Court Solutions (.25 hours ethics)
Bonnie Townsend, Presiding Judge, City of Luling
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* (.25 hours ethics)
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 & Standing Orders (.25 hours ethics)
Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
 9:10 - 10:05 a.m. Media Relations: Media Jedi  (.25 hours ethics)
April Earley, Presiding Judge, City of Lufkin
10:05 - 10:20 a.m. Break 
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.

Walking Dead: Pedestrians & Impairment*
Ned Minevitz, TXDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney
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.

Clerk Certification Testing

*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