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AY18 Houston Agenda

February 11-13, 2018
Omni at Westside
13210 Katy Freeway | Houston, TX 77079 | 281.558.8338

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	NJC: Essential Teamwork In Dealing with the Media Ben Holden, Professor, Department of Journalism, University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign College of Media *Offered in conjunction with The National Judicial College. Pre-registration required and enrollment limited.
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Break
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 Regan Metteauer, Program Attorney, TMCEC	Appearances and Pleas George Thomas, Associate Judge, City of Austin	TABC Update Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
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 Cass Callaway, Presiding Judge, Hutchins	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

Day 3 -

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Local Rules & Standing Orders Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson	Media Relations: Media Jedi (.25 hours ethics) April Earley, Presiding Judge, City of Lufkin
10:05 – 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 10:50 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

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