Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

Tyler

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October 22-24, 2018
Holiday Inn South Broadway
5701 South Broadway | Tyler, TX 75703 | 903.561.5800

Seminar Agenda

Theme: The Due Administration of Justice & Good Government

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Clerk Certification Test Levels I, II, & III

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 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 & Scooter Offenses* Matt Dixon, Assistant City Attorney, City of Arlington	Small Court Challenges II Debbie Landrum, Court Administrator, City of Fair Oaks Ranch	Sovereign Defendants Peter DeLeef, Judge, City of El Lago
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	Managing Cases: Tackling Backlogs Rebecca Stark, Retired Austin Municipal Court Director	Managing People: Trusting Yourself Courtney Acklin, Court Administrator, City of Palestine
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Handling Criminal Evidence: The Court Clerk's Role in Discovery Artin DerOhanian, Senior Associate Attorney, Law Office of Ryan Henry	Alcohol or Drug Abuse Related Community Service* Carlin Caliman, Juvenile Case Coordinator, City of Arlington	Are You Protecting Court? The Court Security Committee+ Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Court Processes: Properly Handling Dismissals Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson	Certification Testing: Common Problems & Solutions Sheila Seymore Roach, Court Administrator, City of Canyon 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
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Family Violence Reporting Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
8:55 - 9:10 a.m.	Break
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Stop, Cop, & Roll* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
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

	SPECIAL SESSION: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATIONS#
1:00 - 2:10 p.m.	Authorities and Duties Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
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 Michael Acuna, Judge, City of Dallas

* 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