Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Day 1 - June 3, 2019

12:00 - 1:00 a.m.	Registration
	SPECIAL SESSION: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATIONS#	EXAM
1:00 - 2:10 p.m.	Authorities and Duties# Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Clerk Certification Exam All Levels Proctor: Laura Solansky Court Administrator, City of Seguin
2:25 - 3:35 p.m.	DSC and Deferred#* Stewart Milner, Chief Judge, City of Arlington
3:50 - 5:00 p.m.	Overview of Trial Processes# David Hamilton, Prosecutor, Lamar County

Day 2 - June 4, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.	Keynote: Perceptions & Reality - What Kind of Court are You? Carol Gauntt, Judge, City of Willow Park
9:20 - 9:35 a.m.	Break
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.	Legal Ethics for Court Clerks Jacqueline Habersham, Deputy General Counsel, Commission on Judicial Conduct
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	First Amendment & The Courthouse Jennifer Bozorgnia, Court Services Coordinator, City of Irving
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	FOUNDATION	APPLICATION	DISCUSSION#
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.		Small Court Challenges II Bonnie Townsend, Judge, City of Luling	Sovereign Defendants# Robert Barfield, Judge, City of El Lago
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	Managing Cases: Tackling Backlogs Rebecca Stark, Retired Austin Municipal Court Director	The JCM Role & Alcohol or Drug Abuse Related Community Service#* Dr. Carlin Caliman, Juvenile Case Coordinator, City of Arlington	TDLR: DSC Certificates#* Michael Strawn, Driver Education and Traffic Safety Compliance, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Class C Fundamentals: Bicycle & Scooter Offenses* Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin		Are You Protecting Court? The Court Security Committee#+ Hector Gomez, Court Security Director, Office of Court Administration
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.		Certification Testing: Common Problems & Solutions Kimberly Jozwiak, Court Administrator, City of Fate	New Tools for Promoting Safety#* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 3 - June 5, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
	CURRENT ISSUES#	DISCUSSION#
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Stop, Cop, & Roll#* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Questions Answered# Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice# Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin	Family Violence Reporting# Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.	The Crisis in Your Backyard: Opioids and Municipal Court* Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 noon	Clerk Program Update Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC

* 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