Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

Austin

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November 18-20, 2019
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^#
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Assault Family Violence and Protective Order Registry Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration	1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Clerk Certification Test Proctor: Lily Pebworth, Certification Program Coordinator, TMCEC
2:30 - 3:35 p.m.	Class C Assault Family Violence Reporting Craig Lopez, CJIS Auditor, Department of Public Safety
3:50 - 5:00 p.m.	Filing Criminal Cases: Citations and Complaints^* Michael Acuna, Judge, City of Dallas

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: Courts = People + 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
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Notice! What Notice? Kimberly Jozwiak, Court Administrator
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	BASIC TRAINING	THE "800 LINE"	SECOND TAKE#
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	What's New Old Cases? Rebecca Stark, Former Court Administrator, Austin, TX	Have You Heard Court Costs Went Up? Susan McGilberry, Court Administrator, City of Huntsville	Records and Non-Disclosures Laura Mueller, Associate Attorney, Bojorquez Law Firm
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	The Clerk's Role: Sentencing Enhancements^* Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney		Cyber Security Casey Kennedy, Director of Information, Office of Court Administration
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Assisting the Court With Creative Sentencing Dr. Carlin Caliman, Juvenile Case Coordinator, City of Arlington	How Do I Start Reviewing Court Processes? Tracy Ventura, Court Administrator, City of Liberty Hill	Compelling Appearance & Compliance Margarita Pol, Judge, City of San Antonio
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Small Courts III: Case File Integrity Debbie Landrum, Court Administrator	Processing Cases at the Court Counter Courtney Acklin, Court Administrator, City of Palestine	Courts to Classrooms^* 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.	Adjudication of Traffic Fatality Cases in Municipal Court* Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin	Face of Justice: Websites and Signage Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC Emily LaGratta, Principal, LaGratta Consulting LLC
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Electric Scooters & Impairment^* 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
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.	Mental Health, Competency, and Municipal Court Jan Blacklock Matthew, Judge, City of Wilson
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