Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Regional Clerks

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Course Information (Descriptions & Objectives)

Day 1 - Monday, April 8, 2013

12:00 - 5:00 pm	Registration
1:00 - 5:00 pm	Level I Preparation Course: Clerk Certification Study Session Diana Faulkenberry, Court Clerk, City of Cleburne
1:00 - 5:00 pm	Level II Preparation Course: Clerk Certification Study Session Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Pearland
1:00 - 5:00 pm	Pre-Conference Session: Tools for Effective Court Administration Mark Goodner, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC Katie Tefft, Program Director, TMCEC Additional Handout

Day 2 - Tuesday, April 9, 2013

8:00 - 9:25 am	Sovereign Citizens: Threats to Our Courts? Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
9:40 - 10:30 am	Fun with Fees Katie Tefft, Program Director, TMCEC Additional Handout
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.	Internal Controls: Keeping Tabs on the Court's Cash Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Pearland

	TRACK A - Juveniles	TRACK B - Procedures	TRACK C - Shared
1:00 - 1:55 pm	ABC's in Municipal Court: An Elementary Exploration of the Alcoholic Beverage Code* Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Pearland	The MVP of Jury Trials Katie Tefft, Program Director, TMCEC	Understanding 3rd Party Collections  Glenn Lewis, Judge, City of  Forest Hill
2:05 - 2:55 pm	Juveniles Behind the Wheel: Laws for Young Drivers* Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton	Dissecting DSC* Luevada Posey, Court Operations Supervisor, City of Cedar Park	Talking to Your Town (DRSR)* Stella Mata, Deputy Clerk / Juvenile Case Manager, City of Forest Hill
3:05 - 3:55 pm	Dealing with JNAs (Juveniles Now Adults) Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo	So You Think You Can’t Be Sued? A Primer on Immunity for Clerks Fred Garcia, Court Clerk, City of San Antonio Additional Handout	Foreign Language Interpreters David Garza, Presiding Judge, City of Bee Cave Additional Handout
4:05 - 5:00 pm	Transfer of Juvenile Cases Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC	The New Laws of Disqualification and Recusal  Mark Goodner, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC	Alive @ 25* Renee Koog & Erik Grasse, Sergeants, Georgetown Police Department Professional Standards Division Additional Handout

* Denotes Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives (MTSI) or Driving on the Right Side of the Road (DRSR) curriculum funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.

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The top three icons contain the information traditionally located in the front of the binders, back when binders were distributed. The agenda can be found in each of these files: Introduction, Course Information, and Faculty Information. Each participant will be given a copy of the agenda and the course information in their packet. If you would like to print out the cover page or participant roster, click on the Introduction file, and if you would like to print out the faculty roster and faculty biographies, click on the Faculty Information file.

We encourage all clerks to review the materials prior to the conference to either print them out or make your own determination as to what materials you would like to print. Most classes include either a copy of the powerpoint presentation, an outline, or interactive notes as the materials that will be covered in the class. Many of the faculty also include supplemental materials, such as forms, charts, or articles. Internet access may not be available at all the schools, but for those who prefer to view the materials over a laptop or tablet computer, we encourage you to download the files prior to coming to the seminar so you are ensured access to them during class. The TMCA/TMCEC Board of Directors has graciously made a flash drive containing the PDF files of all course materials available to each participant at each seminar. Those with a USB port on a laptop computer can also open the files at the seminar through this flashdrive.