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AY 2019 Abilene Judges Agenda

June 3-5, 2019
MCM Elegante Suites
4250 Ridgemont Drive | Abilene, TX 79606 | 325.698.1234

Day 1 - June 3, 2019

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
	SPECIAL SESSION: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATION#
1:00 - 2:10 p.m.	Authorities and Duties# (.25 hours ethics) Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
2:25 - 3:35 p.m.	DSC and Deferred#* Stewart Milner, Presiding Judge, City of Arlington
3:50 - 5:00 p.m.	Overview of Trial Processes# David Hamilton, Prosecutor, Lamar County

Day 2 - June 4, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements Bonnie Townsend, Judge, City of Luling
8:10 - 9:30 a.m.	Case Law Update* (.25 hours ethics) Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.	Break
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.	Procedural Justice, Part I (1 hour ethics) Brian Holman, Presiding Judge, City of Lewisville Gary Ellsworth, Presiding Judge, City of Spearman
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Procedural Justice, Part II (1 hour ethics) Brian Holman, Presiding Judge, City of Lewisville Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	CURRENT ISSUES	COURT PROCESSES	SAFETY AND OUTREACH#
1:00 - 1:55  p.m.	Human Trafficking Angela Downes, Associate Judge, City of Glenn Heights	Civil Enforcement Andrew Quittner, Prosecutor, City of Seguin	Sovereign Defendants# (.25 hours ethics) Robert Barfield, Judge, City of El Lago
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	Opioids* Dr. Sidarth Wakhlu, Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Director Addiction Division, UT Southwestern Medical Center	The JCM Role & Alcohol or Drug Abuse Related Community Service#* Dr. Carlin Caliman, Juvenile Case Coordinator, City of Arlington	TDLR: DSC Certificates#* Michael Strawn, Driver Education and Traffic Safety Compliance, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
3:05 - 3:55 p.m.	Resilience in Court: Coping with Stress, Change, and Routine (.25 hours ethics) Ed Spillane, Presiding Judge, City of College Station	Discovery Rodney Adams, Presiding Judge, City of Irving	Are You Protecting Court? The Court Security Committee+ Hector Gomez, Court Security Director, Office of Court Administration
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.	Scenarios VIII: Free Speech Edition (.25 hours ethics) Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC	Managing Motions (.25 hours ethics) Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC	New Tools for Promoting Safety#* (.25 hours ethics) Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCECNed Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 3 - June 5, 2019

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
	TRACK A	TRACK B
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Stop, Cop, & Roll* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Questions Answered Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
9:10 - 10:05 a.m.	Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin	Family Violence Reporting Kimberly Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20 - 11:15 a.m.	Commercial Driver's License Enforcement* Cass Callaway, Presiding Judge, City of Hutchins
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 - 12:00 noon	Endnote: Takeaways for 2019 (.25 hours ethics) Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC

Total Potential Ethics: 3.5 hours

Judges with less than two years of judicial education credit with TMCEC must attend the entire 16-hour program