Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Austin

To download all course materials, Click Here

Click each icon in the agenda to download:

 - Course Materials  - Unavailable

FY 2019 Fines and Fees Exposition and Showcase

May 28-30, 2019
Omni Southpark Hotel
4140 Governors Row | Austin, TX 78744 | 512.448.2222

Day 1 -  May 28, 2019

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Neuroscience and Decision-Making Michael Roosevelt, Court Service Analyst, Center for Families Children & the Courts, Judicial Council of California   (A Special Presentation Made in Collaboration with the National Judicial College)

Day 2 - May 29, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements
8:10 - 9:20 a.m.	What Data Can and Can't Tell Us About Changes to Texas Law Regarding Fines and Fees Edward J. Spillane III, Presiding Judge, City of College Station, Member of Texas Judicial Council
9:20 - 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Texas and Beyond: The Changing National Landscape of Fines and Fees Douglas R. Beach, Retired Circuit Court Judge, Missouri Supreme Court Liasion Gordon M. Griller, Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.	Texas Case Law Chronology: Fines and Fees Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel and Director of Education, TMCEC
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	Track A	Track B
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	The Promise of Technology (.25 hours Ethics) Robert Barfield, Judge, City of El Lago	Preparing for Audits: The Importance of Case Files Hilda Cuthbertson, Presiding Judge, City of Snook
2:05 - 3:00 p.m.	Communications Theresa Ewing, Director, City of Forth Worth	Texas Procedural Safeguards Katie Chancia, Associate Judge, City of Jersey Village
3:10 - 4:00 p.m.	Outreach & Collaboration Danny Rodgers, Chief Judge, City of Fort Worth Sherry Statman, Presiding Judge, City of Austin	Collection Improvement Plans Michael Smith, Management Analyst, Office of Court Administrations

4:10 - 5:00 p.m.	Boundaries: Respecting the Separation Between City Hall and Municipal Court Ross Fischer, Ross Fischer Law PLLC, Dripping Springs
5:05 - 6:00 p.m.	Debriefing Session TMCEC Staff

Day 3 - May 30, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.	Fine Schedules and Procedural Fairness Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Judicial Ethics and Fines Eric L Vinson, Executive Director, State Commission on Judicial Conduct
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.	Councils, Courts, and Cities: The C3 Initiative Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel and Director of Education, TMCEC

MCLE Number:

174042046

Credit:

Up to 15 hours of CLE

Up to 1.75 hours of Ethics

Breakdown:

Day 1:  Up to 3.5 hours CLE (0.0 Ethics)

Day 2: Up to 8.0 hours CLE (includes 1.0 hour CLE for optional Debriefing Session) (up to .5 Ethics)

Day 3: Up to 3.5 hours CLE (1.25 hours Ethics)