Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

New Clerks

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FY 2015 New Clerks Agenda

Day 1

Day 2

6:45 – 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Judicial Ethics for Court Clerks Jackie Habersham, Commission Council, Commission on Judicial Conduct, Austin
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Introduction to the Transportation Code* David Johnson, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, City of Arlington
11:00 – 11:10 a.m.	Break
11:10 – 12:00 p.m.	Best Practices in Court Security Allen Gilbert, Presiding Judge, City of San Angelo
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 1:40 p.m.	Stress Management Tessa Madison, Program Coordinator, TMCEC
1:40 – 1:50 p.m.	Break
1:30 – 2:50 p.m.	Citations and Complaints 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 – 8:10 a.m.	Midweek Announcements
8:10 – 9:25 a.m.	Legal Information v. Legal Advice David Hamilton, City Attorney, City of Reno, Lamar County
9:25 – 9:40 a.m.	Break
9:40 – 10:40 a.m.	Writs: Warrants and Capias Pro Fines Victoria Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
10:40 – 10:55 a.m.	Break
10:55 – 12:00 p.m.	Non-appearance Crimes Landra Hudson Solansky, Court Administrator, City of Seguin
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.	Dealing with Difficult People Robby Chapman, Program Director, TMCEC
1:45 – 2:00 p.m.	Break
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.	OCA Reporting Sandra Mabbett, Judicial Information Specialist, Office of Court Administration, Austin
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.	Trial Processes and Appeals Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake

Day 4 - Thursday, December 18, 2014

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.	Court Costs Tammy Odom, Court Administrator, Texas City
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.	DPS Reporting Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30 – 3:20 p.m.	Driving on the Right Side of the Road* Susie Garcia, Court Administrator, City of San Marcos
3:20 – 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:50 – 5:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Show and Tell Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham Tammy Odom, Court Administrator, Texas City Susie Garcia, Court Administrator, City of San Marcos Jaime Brew, Court Administrator, City of Sugar Land

Day 5 - Friday, December 19, 2014

6:45 – 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Collections Jim Lehman, Collections Program Manager, Office of Court Administration
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Records Management Hilda Cuthbertson, Consultant, Bojorquez Law Firm, PLLC
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.	Closing Session: Making Sense of It All Regan Metteauer, Program Attorney, TMCEC
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