Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Mental Health: Obligated to Act 
Danny Rodgers, Chief Judge, City of Fort Worth

NJC: Procedural Fairness & Judicial Decision Making

Michael Roosevelt, Sr. Court Service Analyst, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Judicial Council of California

*Offered in conjunction with The National Judicial College.  Pre-registration required and enrollment limited.
 

De-escalation
Gary Teeler, Instructor, Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth 

Dealing with Special Populations
Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston

Legislative Highlights
Michael Acuna, Judge, City of Dallas

Break

Local Rules & Standing Orders (.25 hours ethics)
Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson 

Break

Case Law Update and Attorney General Opinion*
Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC

TABC Update
Stewart Milner, Presiding Judge, City of Arlington

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

Communicating with Council and the Public^*
Fred Garcia, Chief Clerk, City of San Antonio

Expunctions
Eric Ransleben, Judge, City of Trophy Club

Preemption
Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett

Riding Dirty: The Truth About Motorcycles*
Judge Schexnyder, TxDOT Traffic Safety Specialist, TxDOT

Small Court Challenges 
Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook

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

Media Relations: Media Jedi  (.25 hours ethics)
Julie Escalante, Presiding Judge, City of Baytown

New Ethical Pitfalls(1 hour ethics)
Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC

Endnote: Takeaways for 2018(.25 hours ethics)
Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC