Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

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AY20 Houston Clerks Agenda

February 10-12, 2020
Omni Westside
13210 Katy Freeway | Houston, TX 777079 | 281.6558.8338

 

Day 1 -  February 10, 2020

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
	SPECIAL SESSION#
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Citations and Complaints: Initiating the Charge Michael Acuna, Judge, City of Dallas	1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Clerk Certification Test   Proctor: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood
2:30 - 3:40 p.m.	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 Jeff Mcilhaney, Auditor III, Department of Public Safety

Day 2 - February 11, 2020

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements Robby Chapman, Deputy Director, TMCEC
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.	Keynote: Courts = People + Processes Fred 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
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 Old Cases? Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook	Have You Heard Court Costs Went Up? Tammy Odom, Court Administrator, City of Texas City	Records and Non-Disclosures Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
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, Office of Court Administration
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Assisting the Court With Creative Sentencing  Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel, TMCEC	How Do I Start Reviewing Court Processes? Laurence Glick, Former Court Clerk, Austin, Tx	Compelling Appearance & Compliance Stephen Vigorito, Associate Judge, City of Austin
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Small Courts III: Case File Integrity Lauren Doan, Presiding Judge, City of Quitman	Processing Cases at the Court Counter Constance White, Court Administrator, City of The Colony	Courts to Classrooms* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC

Day 3 - February 12, 2020

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
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Electric Scooters & Impairment* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Questions Answered Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel, 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 Regan Metteauer, Deputy Director, TMCEC
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 noon	Clerk Program Update Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel, 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