Texas Municipal Courts
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Austin

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November 13-15, 2018
Omni Southpark Austin
4140 Governor's Row | Austin, TX 78756 | 512.448.2222

Seminar Agenda

Faculty Roster/Bio

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
	SPECIAL SESSION: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATIONS#
1:00 - 2:10 p.m.	Authorities and Duties# (.25 hours ethics) Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC	1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Clerk Certification Test All Levels
2:25 - 3:35 p.m.	DSC and Deferred#* Stewart Milner, Presiding Judge, City of Arlington
3:50 - 5:00 p.m.	Overview of Trial Processes# David Hamilton, Prosecutor, Reno in Lamar County

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? Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
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 Fred Garcia, Associate Judge, City of Helotes
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	FOUNDATION	APPLICATION	DISCUSSION#
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	Class C Fundamentals: Bicycle and Scooter Offenses* Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin	Small Court Challenges II Debbie Landrum, Court Administrator, City of Fair Oaks Ranch	Sovereign Defendants (.25 hours ethics) Robert Barfield, Presiding Judge, City of El Lago
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	Managing Cases: Tackling Backlogs Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook	Managing People: Trusting Yourself Courtney Acklin, Court Administrator, City of Palestine	TDLR: DSC Certificates Michael Strawn, Driver Education and Traffic Safety Compliance, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Handling Criminal Evidence: The Court Clerk's Role in Discovery Ashley McSwain, Prosecutor, City of Murphy	The JCM Role & Alcohol or Drug Abuse Related Community Service* Carlin Caliman, Juvenile Case Coordinator, City of Arlington	Are You Protecting Court? The Court Security Committee+ Elaine Marshall, Presiding Judge, City of Houston
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Court Processes: Properly Handling Dismissals Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson	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

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
	Shared Track#	Shared Track#
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Stop, Cop, & Roll#* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Questions Answered# Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, 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* Jaime Brew, Court Administrator, City of Coppell
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