Lubbock (Postponed)
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AY20 Lubbock Clerks Agenda
August 17 - 19, 2020
Overton Hotel
2322 Mac Davis Lane | 2322 Mac Davis Lane | 806.776.7000
Seminar Agenda
Faculty Roster/Bio
Participant Roster
Day 1 - August 17, 2020
| 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
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| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Citations and Complaints: Initiating the Charge
Brian Holman, Presiding Judge, City of Lewisville |
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Clerk Certification Test
Proctor: Tracy Ventura, Court Administrator, City of Liberty Hill
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| 2:30 - 3:40 p.m. | Assault Family Violence and Protective Order Registry
Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
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3:55 - 5:00 p.m. |
Class C Assault Family Violence Reporting Aaron Bonner, Auditor, Department of Public Safety
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Day 2 - August 18, 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? Kimberly Jozwiak, Director of Municipal Court
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| 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 Strk, Former Court Clerk, Austin, TX |
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 |
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| 3:05 - 3:55 p.m. |
Assisting the Court With Creative Sentencing
TBD |
How Do I Start Reviewing Court Processes?
Tracy Ventura, Court Administrator, City of Liberty Hill |
Compelling Appearance & Compliance
Stephen Vigorito, Associate Judge, City of Austin |
| 4:05 - 5:00 p.m. |
Small Courts III: Case File Integrity
Sheila Roach, Deputy Clerk, City of Canyon |
Processing Cases at the Court Counter
Courtney Acklin, Court Administrator, City of Palestine |
Courts to Classrooms*
Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC |
Day 3 - August 19, 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
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| 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
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10:05 - 10:20 a.m. |
Break |
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10:20 - 11:15 a.m. |
Mental Health, Competency, and Municipal Court
Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
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| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Break |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 noon |
Clerk Program Update |
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* 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