South Padre Island - Non-Attorney Judges
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| 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, TMCEC  |
| 2:25 - 3:35 p.m. |
DSC and Deferred*
Stewart Milner, Presiding Judge, City of Arlington
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3:50 - 5:00 p.m. |
Overview of Trial Processes
Micheal Acuña, Judge, City of Dallas |
Day 2 - May 8, 2019
| 6:45 - 7:50 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:10 a.m. | Welcome and Announcements Pamela Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett |
| 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 Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett
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| 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 Holman Pam Liston, Presiding Judge, City of Rowlett
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| 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
Ryan Henry, Prosecutor, City of Hollywood |
Sovereign Defendants (.25 hours ethics)
Peter De Leef, Associate Judge, City of El Lago |
| 2:05 - 2:55 p.m. |
Opioids*
Dr. Carlos Tirado, MD, MPH, FABAM, President, Texas Society of Addiction Medicine |
Chronology of a Class C Case
Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson
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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 San Antonio |
Discovery
Matthew Wright, Presiding Judge, City of Rosebud |
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)
Cody Beauchamp, Presiding Judge, City of Corsicana |
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 - May 8, 2019
| 6:45 - 7:50 a.m. | Breakfast | ||||
| TRACK A | TRACK B | ||||
| 8:00 - 8:55 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 |
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| 8:55 - 9:10 a.m. | Break | ||||
| 9:10 - 10:05 a.m. |
Stop, Cop, & Roll*
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC |
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10:05 - 10:20 a.m. |
Break | ||||
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10:20 - 11:15 a.m. |
Commercial Driver's License Enforcement*
Cass Callaway, Presiding Judge, City of Hutchins
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| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Break |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 noon |
Endnote: Takeaways for 2019 (.25 hours ethics)
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* 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
Note on CLE:
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:
Day 1: 3.75 hours; Day 2: 6.75 hours; Day 3: 3.5 hours
14 hours = all sessions on 3 days, including special sessions
10.5 hours = special sessions on Day 1 and 8-5 on Day 2
10.25 hours = 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3
6.75 hours = 8-5 on Day 2
Total Potential Ethics: 3.5 hours
Note on Judicial Education Credit:
16 hours = all sessions on all 3 days
12 hours = 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3 OR 1-5 on Day 1
8 hours = 8-5 on Day 2
Judges with less than two years of judicial education credit with TMCEC must attend the entire 16-hour program