Texas Municipal Courts
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AY18 Regional Judges Agenda

June 4 – 6, 2018

El Paso Wyndham Airport

2027 Airway Blvd. | El Paso, Texas 79925 | 915.701.3202

Seminar Agenda

Day 1

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Mental Health: Obligated to Act Danny Rodgers, Chief Judge, City of Fort Worth
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.	De-escalation+ Officer Curtis Whitener, El Paso Police Academy
3:45 - 4:00	Break
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Dealing with Special Populations Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston

Day 2

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 Michael Acuna, Judge, City of Dallas
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 Opinion* Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	Current Issues	Defendants and the Court	Shared Track#
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	Traffic Law Update* Regan Mettauer, Program Attorney, TMCEC	Appearances and Pleas 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) Fred Garcia, Clerk of the Court, City of San Antonio	Expunctions* Eric Ransleben, Judge, City of Trophy Club
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Preemption Cass Callaway, Presiding Judge, City of Hutchins	*Riding Dirty: The Truth About Motorcycles#** Jude Schexnyder, Motorcycle Safety Program Manager, TxDOT	Small Court Challenges (.25 hours ethics) Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Scenarios VII (.25 hours ethics) Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC	Domestic Violence Update# Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration	*Reaching Out to Your Community: Nuts, Bolts, and Resources (.25 hours ethics)** Liz De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 3

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 8:55 a.m.	Local Rules and Standing Orders Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson	Media Relations: Media Jedi (.25 hours ethics) Julie Escalante, Presiding Judge, City of Baytown
8:55 - 9:10 a.m.	Break
9:10 – 10:05 a.m.	Questions Answered TMCEC Staff
10:05 – 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
11:30 - 12:00 noon	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
# Indicates a shared track open to both clerks and judges

Note on CLE Credit:
If you are seeking CLE credit, rather than taking the judicial exemption, please see TMCEC Registration Desk regarding payment of the voluntary CLE fee.

CLE Credit:

12.5 hours = all sessions on 3 days, including special sessions

10.5 hours = 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3

9 hours = 1-5 on Day 1 and 8-5 on Day 2

7 hours = 8-5 on Day 2

Total potential ethics = 3.25

Note on Judicial Education Credit:

16 hours for all sessions on 3 days

12 hours = 1-5 on Day 1 and 8-5 on Day 2 OR 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3

8 hours = 8-5 on Day 2