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AY18 Galveston Agenda

February 18 - 20, 2018
San Luis Resort & Spa
5222 Seawall Blvd. | Galveston, TX 77551 | 409.744.1500 

Seminar Agenda

Course Information (Descriptions & Objectives)

Day 1

12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Mental Health: Obligated to Act 
Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.

De-escalation
Gary Teeler, Instructor, Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth 
 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, College Station 
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Break
11:00 - 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
Robert Barfield, Judge, City of El Lago

Appearances and Pleas
Stephen Vigorito, Judge, City of Austin
TABC Update
Katie Chancia, Staff Attorney, Harris County Justice Courts
2:00 - 2:55 p.m.

The Walking Dead+
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Communicating with Council and the Public*
Tim Kirwin, Judge, 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*
Judge Schexnyder, TxDOT Traffic Safety Specialist, TxDOT

Small Court Challenges 
Bonnie Townsend, Court Administrator/Presiding Judge, City Luling 
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

Community Impact: (DRSR .5)
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 & Standing Orders (.25 hours ethics)
Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
 9:10 - 10:05 a.m.
Media Relations: Media Jedi (.25 hours ethics)
Julie Escalante, Presiding Judge, City of Baytown
10:20 - 10:50 a.m.

New Ethical Pitfalls+
Brian Holman, Presiding Judge, City of Lewisville
 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

    7 hours = 8-5 on Day 2

Total potential ethics = 3.25

Special Session NJC: Dealing with the Media – 2.5  CLE  1 hour ethics

Note on Judicial Education Credit:

    16 hours for all sessions on 3 days

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

    8 hours = 8-5 on Day 2