Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Regional Judges, South Central

TMCEC Regional Seminar - Central Texas

AY 2020-2021 Virtual Seminar
January 4-6, 2021 | Judicial Education Program

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  Course Materials 

 Day 1                            Special SESSION                                                                January 4, 2021

1:00 – 2:10 p.m.              Pandemic Potpourri: Open Court, Access to Justice, Indigence,
                                        Mental Health (.5 ethics)
                                        J. Elaine Marshall, Presiding Judge, City of Houston
                                        Robin Ramsay, Denton County, Associate District and County Criminal Court Judge
                                        

2:25 – 3:35 p.m.              What’s Your Plan? Disasters, Records, and Operating Plans     
                                        Victoria Jaramillo Medley, Court Administrator, City of Amarillo
                                        Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood
                                        

3:50 – 5:00 p.m              eCourt: Beyond the Courtroom Walls+ (.25 ethics)
                                       Tiffany Totah, Court Administrator, City of Victoria
                                        Matthew Wright, Presiding Judge, City of Rosebud
                                       

Day 2                                GENERAL SESSION                                                        January 5, 2021

8:00 – 8:10 a.m.                 Welcome and Announcements

8:10 – 9:15 a.m.                 Keynote: What Every Judge Should Know About the Emergency
                                           Orders (.25 ethics)
                                           Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney, TMCEC   
                                           Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
                                            

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.               Case Law Update and Attorney General Opinions*
                                           Ryan Kellus Turner, Executive Director, TMCEC
                                           

11:00 – 12:00 p.m.             Free Speech and the Judiciary (1.0 ethics)
                                          Jacqueline Habersham, Executive Director, Commission on Judicial Conduct
                                           

1:00 – 1:55 p.m.                 The Fourth Amendment in Practice*
                                            Peter DeLeef, Associate Judge, City of El Lago
                                           

2:05 – 2:55 p.m.                 Failure to Appear: Case Study and COVID-19 Considerations
                                           Pat Mcguire, Associate Judge, City of Kerrville
                                           

3:05 – 3:55 p.m.                Protective Order Registry Training     
                                          Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
                                           

 4:05 – 5:00 p.m.               Scenarios X: Administering Justice Amidst Change (.25 ethics)
                                          Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
                                           

 Day 3                                GENERAL SESSION                                                        January 6, 2021

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.                 “Asked and Answered” with TMCEC Attorneys
                                           Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                           Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
                                           Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                           Elizabeth Rozacky, Program Attorney TMCEC

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.            Strategies for Virtual Community Outreach in the Age of COVID-19*
                                         Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC
                                          

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.            What’s in Your Vape? E-Cigarettes, Traffic, and Public Safety*
                                         Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                            

11:30 – 12:00 p.m.             Endnote: East Texas Seminar Takeaways
                                           Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney, TMCEC
                                            

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*Indicates TxDOT Traffic Safety Grant Related Curriculum

+ Indicates curriculum with a focus on court security

 Program Notes and Credit