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March 2-4, 2020
Crowne Plaza
14315 Midway Road | Addison, TX 75001 | 972.980.8877

Seminar Agenda

Faculty Roster/Bio

Theme: Updating and Implementing Court Processes

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Registration

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Clerk Certification Test Levels I, II, & III

Proctor: Dianna Faulkenberry, Court Administrator, City of Decatur

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.	Keynote: People v Processes Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
9:20 - 9:35 a.m.	Break
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.	Legislative Highlights Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney, TMCEC
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Notice the Notice? Kimberly Jozwiak, Director of Municipal Court, City of Odessa
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	BASIC TRAINING	THE "800 LINE"	SECOND TAKE
1 :00 - 1 :55 p.m.	What's New With Old Cases Rebecca Stark, Former Court Administrator	Have You Heard Court Costs Went Up? Carol Gauntt, Judge, City of Willow Park	Records & Non-disclosure Robin Ramsay, Associate District and County Criminal Judge. Denton County
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	The Clerk's Role: Sentencing Enhancements* Ashley McSwain, Attorney, Messer, Fort & McDonald PLLC		Cyber Security+ Casey Kennedy, Director of Information Services, Office of Court Administrator
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Assisting the Court with Creative Sentencing* Constance White, Court Administrator, City of The Colony	How Do I Start Reviewing Court Processes? Tracy Ventura, Court Administrator, City of Liberty Hill	Compelling Appearance & Compliance Stephen Vigorito, Associate Judge, City Austin
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Small Courts III Lauren Doan, Presiding Judge, City of Quitman	What Can We Handle at the Window? Constance White, Court Administrator, City of The Colony	Courts to Classrooms* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Faces of Justice: Websites and Signage Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
8:55 - 9:10 a.m.	Break
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Electric Scooters & Impairment* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.	Mental Health Competency, and Municipal Court Regan Metteauer, Deputy Director, TMCEC
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 noon	Takeaways Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC

	SPECIAL SESSIONS: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATIONS^#	Human Trafficking
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Citations and Complaints: Initiating the Charge* Overview of Trial Processes Michael Acuna, Judge, City of Dallas	1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Presented in conjunction with The National Judicial College (NJC) in Reno, Nevada. Professor Terence C. Coonan, Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Law
2:30 - 3:40	Assault Family Violence and Protective Order Registry Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
3:55 - 5:00 p.m.	Class C Assault Family Violence Reporting^# Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration

* 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