New Clerks
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FY 2014 New Clerks Agenda
Day 1
| 10:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. |
TMCEC: Who We Are and How We Can Help |
| 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. |
Overview of Processing Cases |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Citations and Complaints Robby Chapman, Program Director, TMCEC |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Fajita Dinner |
Day 2
| 6:45 – 7:50 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Records Management Hilda Cuthbertson, Consultant, Bojorquez Law Firm, PLLC |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Introduction to the Transportation Code* David Johnson, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, City of Arlington |
| 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Driving on the Right Side of the Road* Anna Negrete, Court Administrator, City of Little Elm |
| 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Professional Development: Clerk Certification Program Tessa Madison, Program Coordinator, TMCEC |
| 1:30 – 2:50 p.m. | Authorities and Duties Brian Holman, Presiding Judge, City of Lewisville |
| 2:50 – 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Driving Safety Courses and Deferred Disposition* Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC |
| 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. | Optional Session: TMCEC Double Feature: Screening of “I Object!” and “Pro Se Defendants” |
Day 3
| 6:45 – 7:50 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Writs: Warrants and Capias Pro Fines Rebecca Stark, Court Administrator, City of Austin |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Break |
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Stress Management Tessa Madison, Program Coordinator, TMCEC |
| 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. | Legal Information v. Legal Advice Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood |
| 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Nonappearance Crimes Rebecca Stark, Court Administrator, City of Austin |
| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Trial Processes and Appeals Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Nuts and Bolts of the OCA Monthly Report (Includes Q & A) Sandra Mabbett, Judicial Information Specialist, Office of Court Administration, Austin |
Day 4
| 6:45 – 7:50 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Dealing with Juveniles in Municipal Court* Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney, TMCEC |
| 10:00 –10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 – 12:00 p.m. | State Reporting Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham |
| 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Court Costs Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham |
| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion: Show and Tell Jamie Brew, Court Administrator, City of Sugar Land Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham Tammy Odom, Juvenile Case Manager, City of Sweeny |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Court Security: Creating a Safer Workplace Kenneth Roberts, Judicial Security Inspector, U.S. Marshals Service |
Day 5
| 6:45 – 7:50 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Putting the Pieces Together Regan Metteauer, Program Attorney, TMCEC |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Judicial Ethics for Court Clerks Jackie Habersham, Commission Council, Commission on Judicial Conduct, Austin |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 p.m. | Collections Jim Lehman, Collections Program Manager, Office of Court Administration |
| 12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
* Course developed under the Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives, a partnership between the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center and the Texas Department of Transportation
Funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals