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AY 2019 Austin Judges Agenda

November 13-15, 2018
Omni Southpark Austin
4140 Governor's Row | Austin, TX 78756 | 512.448.2222

Day 1 -  November 13, 2018

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
	SPECIAL SESSION: MUNICIPAL COURT FOUNDATIONS#
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, Reno in Lamar County

Day 2 - November 14, 2018

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome and Announcements Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC
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) Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett Julie Escalante, Presiding Judge, City of Baytown
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Procedural Justice, Part II (1 hour ethics) Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett Julie Escalante, Presiding Judge, City of Baytown
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Lunch

	CURRENT ISSUES	COURT PROCESSES	SAFETY AND OUTREACH
1:00 - 1:55 p.m.	Opioids* Katie Sherman, Opioid Treatment Expert, Texas Health and Human Services	Civil Enforcement Ryan Henry, Prosecutor, City of Hollywood Park	Sovereign Defendants (.25 hours ethics) Robert Barfield, Presiding Judge, City of El Lago
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.	Human Trafficking Angela Downes, Associate Judge, City of Glenn Heights	Chronology of a Class C Case Timothy Kirwin, Associate Judge, City of Hedwig Village	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 Ed Spillane, Presiding Judge, City of College Station	Discovery Artin DerOhanian, Senior Associate Attorney, Law Office of Ryan Henry	Are You Protecting Court? The Court Security Committee+ Elaine Marshall, Presiding Judge, City of Houston
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) Rose Zamora, Presiding Judge, City of New Braunfels	New Tools for Promoting Safety* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

Day 3 - November 15, 2018

6:45 - 7:50 a.m.	Breakfast
	Shared Track#	Shared Track#
8:00 - 8:55 a.m.	Stop, Cop, & Roll#* Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC	Questions Answered# Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education
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.	CDL 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

* Indicates TxDOT Traffic Safety Grant related curriculum

+ Indicates curriculum including a focus on court security

# Indicates a shared track open to both clerks and judges

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