Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

Galveston

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January 12-14, 2020
San Luis Resort
5222 Seawall Blvd. | Galveston, TX 77551 | 409.744.1500

Seminar Agenda

Faculty Roster/Bio

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
	SPECIAL SESSION:
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Citations and Complaints: Initiating the Charge Brian Holman, Presiding Judge, City of Lewisville
2:30 - 3:35 p.m.	Class C Assault Family Violence Reporting Jeff McIlhaney, Auditor III, Texas Department of Public Safety
3:50 - 5:00 p.m.	Assault Family Violence and Protective Order Registry# Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration

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: Courts=People + Processes Frederick Garcia, Clerk of the Court, City of San Antonio
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! What Notice? Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood
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, Austin, TX	Have You Heard Court Costs Went Up? (2 Hour Workshop) Carol Gauntt, Judge, City of Willow Park	Records and Non-Disclosure Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	The Clerk's Role: Sentencing Enhancements* Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel, TMCEC		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 & Diversion Program Manager, City of Arlington	How do I Start Reviewing Court Processes Tracy Ventura, Court Administration, City of Liberty Hill	Compelling Appearance & Compliance Margarita Pol, Judge, City of San Antonio
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Small Courts III: Case Integrity Debbie Landrum, Court Administrator, City of Fair Oaks Ranch	Processing Cases at the Front Counter Melissa Pace, Client Liasion/Business Development, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins, and Mott, LLP	Courts to Classroom* 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.	Face of Justice: Websites and Signage Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial 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 Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 noon	Seminar Takeaways & Certification Update Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney