Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

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AY19 San Antonio Clerks Agenda

January 7-9, 2019
Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade
9821 Colonnade Blvd. | San Antonio, TX 78230 | 210.691.8888

Day 1 - January 7, 2019

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
	SPECIAL SESSION: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATIONS#	Testing
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 Test Proctor: Landra Solansky, Court Administrator, City of Seguin
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

Day 2 - January 8, 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? Victoria 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.	Handling Criminal Evidence: The Court Clerk's Role in Discovery Artin DerOhanian, Senior Associate Attorney, Law Office of Ryan Henry	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 Rebecca Stark, Retired Court Administrator	Managing People: Trusting Yourself Melissa Pace, Client Liaison/Business Development, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins and Mott, LLP	TDLR: DSC Certificates* Michael Strawn, Driver Education and Traffic Safety Compliance, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Clas C Fundamentals: Bicycle and Scooter Offenses* Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin	The JCM Role & Alcohol or Drug Abuse Related Community Service* Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education, TMCEC	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 Sheila Roach, Deputy Clerk, City of Canyon	New Tools for Promoting Safety* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 3 - January 9, 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# 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* 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