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AY18 Austin Regional Judges Agenda

November 14-16, 2017
Omni Southpark

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Seminar Agenda

Day 1 - November 14, 2017

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Mental Health: Obligated to Act Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton 2:15 - 3:45 pm De-escalation⁺Gary Teeler, Instructor, Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Dealing with Special Populations Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston

Day 2 - November 15, 2017

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration
8:00 - 8:05 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements
8:05 - 9:15 a.m.	Legislative Highlights Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education and Program Attorney, TMCEC
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	New Rules of Setting Fines, Community Service, and Enforcement (.25 hours ethics) Ed Spillane, Presiding Judge, City of College Station
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.	Case Law Update and Attorney General options* (.5 hrs Ethics) Ryan Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch

	Current Issues	Defendants and the Court	Shared Track
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	Traffic Law Update* Regan Metteauer, Program Attorney, TMCEC	Appearances and Pleas George Thomas, Associate Judge, City of Austin Stephen Vigorito, Judge, City of Austin	TABC Update* Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	The Walking Dead* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Communicating with Council and the Public(.75 hours ethics) Tim Kirwin, judge, City of Hedwig Village	Expunctions* Esmeralda Garcia, Associate Presiding Judge, City of Houston
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Preemption Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett	Riding Dirty: The Truth about Motorcycles* Jude Schexnyder, TxDOT Traffic Specialist,TxDOT	Small Court Solutions(.25 hours ethics) Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Scenarios VII(.25 hours ethics) Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC	Domestic Violence Update Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration	Reaching Out to Your Community: Nuts, Bolts, and Resources* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 3 - November 16, 2017

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Creating Language Access Plan(Interpreters) Ricardo Camera, Courtroom Operations Supervisor, City of Austin Brydan McNeely, Supervisor for the Front Counter, City of Austin	Questions Answered TMCEC Attorneys
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Local Rules & Standing Orders(.25 hours ethics) Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson	Media Relations(.25 ethics hours) Stewart Milner, Cheif Judge, City of Arlington

10:00 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.	New Ethical Pitfalls(1 hour ethics) Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Endnote: Takeaways for 2018( .25 hours ethics) Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC

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

+ Indicates curriculum with a focus on court security