Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center

Tyler

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October 21-23, 2019
Holiday Inn South Broadway
5701 South Broadway | Tyler, TX 75703 | 903.561.5800

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: Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood

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 Frederick Garcia, Alternate Judge, City of Helotes
9:20 - 9:35 a.m.	Break
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.	Legislative Highlights Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education, TMCEC
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Notice the 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	Have You Heard Court Costs Went Up? Susan McGilberry, Court Administrator, City of Huntsville	Records & Non-disclosure Erin Higginbotham, Associate Attorney, Bojorquez, Law Firm
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	Enhancements in Municipal Court Cases* Ashley McSwain, Attorney, Messer, Rockefeller, and Fort - The Municipal Law Firm		Cyper Security+ Casey Kennedy, Directo of Information Services, Office of Court Administrator
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Assisting the Court with Solutions* Jed Tamayo, Court Administrator, City of Allen	How Do I Start Reviewing Court Processes? Laurence Glick, Austin, TX	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 Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, 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 Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 noon	Takeaways Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC

	SPECIAL SESSION: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATIONS#
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Filing Criminal Cases# Brian Holman, Presiding Judge, City of Lewisville
2:30 - 3:35 p.m.	Class C Assault Family Violence Reporting Andrew Lambert, CJIS Auditor, Department of Public Safety
3:50 - 5:00 p.m.	Family Violence Cases in Municipal Court: A Whole New World? 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