High Volume Court Program
August 20-21, 2018
Omni Southpark Hotel
4140 Governor's Row | Austin, Texas | 512.448.2222
Agenda:
Day 1: Monday, August 20, 2018
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Welcome/Goal Setting
Michael Acuna, TMCA President |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Introductions of Teams from 7 Largest Courts in Texas
- Name, Position of Each Team Member
- Three Biggest Challenges for Your Court
|
| 1:30 p.m. |
Problems and Solutions for Effects of SB 1913/HB 351 and Other Legislation from 85th Legislature
- Example: Warrants & Community Outreach, Danny Rodgers
- Other Courts Should Be Prepared to Share Solutions
|
| 2:15 p.m. |
The Sandra Bland Act: What Are You Doing in Response?
- Assessments?
- Tracking Paperwork
- What Other Jail Commitment/Magistrate Issues are Challenging?
|
| 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Changes on the Horizon
- Texas Judicial Council Recommendations
- Non-Traffic Juvenile Decriminalization
- TMCA
- Other: Occupational DLs
|
| 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Division into 2 Groups: 1) Presiding Judges and 2) Others
Assignments (groups report back on Tuesday):
- Presiding Judges to discuss 1) judicial selection for municipal judges, 2) challenges of oversight over associate judges, 3) What does a “productive pair or partnership” between the judicial and the administrative staff look like (your choice of topics)
- Court Administrators and Associate Judges to discuss: 1) Getting proactive: What metrics to share with council/public/legislature; 2) Dealing with court software issues; 3) What does a “productive pair or partnership” between the judicial and the administrative staff look like; 4) Other (your choice of topics)
|
| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Day 2: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
| 8:30 a.m. |
Groups Report Back |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Metrics Tell Us Case Filings are Continuing to Decline
- How is Your Court Responding? Staffing Issues? Budgeting? Organizational Impact?
- Communication with Council?
|
| 9:30 a.m. |
Court Showcase
(5 minute presentations on what courts are doing that are shareable solutions and use of new technologies). (Watch for email from Hope)
|
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break
|
| 10:45 a.m. |
What You Would Do If You Had the Time & Resources (Visionary Thinking)
- Example: Youth Reengagement Initiative, San Antonio
- Teams are Expected to Share Ideas
|
| 11:15 a.m. |
Trending Issues and the Buzz on the 800 Line (Body Cams and Juveniles; Update on Law Suits; and More)
Ryan Turner, General Counsel and Director of Education, TMCEC
|
| 11:30 a.m. |
Where Do We Go From Here?
- Services TMCEC Can Provide
- Getting Ready for The Legislature
- Getting Council Prepared
- OCAs Initiative: Centers of Excellence
- How to Build Public Confidence & Trust
|
| 11:50 a.m. |
Evaluation, Q & A on Reimbursement and Closing Remarks
Esmeralda Pena Garcia, TMCA President-Elect
|
| 12:00 noon |
Adjourn |
Appreciation is expressed to Ed Spillane for facilitating the meeting and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for providing the funding.
