Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

South Padre Island Attorney Judges

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AY18 Attorney Judges Agenda

Day 1

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	De-escalation+ Gary Teeler, Instructor, Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Dealing with Special Populations: Encountering the Spectrum in Court (.25 hours ethics) Charles Spain, Judge, City of Houston
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Mental Health: Obligated to Act Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton

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 Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & 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
11:45 - 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* Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC	Appearances and Pleas Stephen Vigorito, Judge, City of Austin	TABC Update* Stewart Milner, Chief Judge, City of Arlington
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) John Bull, Presiding Judge, City of San Antonio	Expunctions* Katie Chancia, Staff Attorney, Harris County Justice Courts
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Preemption Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett	Riding Dirty: The Truth About Motorcycles*# Judge 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 and 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 & Standing Orders (.25 hours ethics) Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
8:55 - 9:10 a.m.	Break
9:10 – 10:05 a.m.	Media Relations: Media Jedi (.25 hours ethics) Stewart Milner, Chief Judge, City of Arlington
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
11:15 - 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
# 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:

Total potential ethics = 3.5

 Note on Judicial Education Credit: