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AY 2020 Houston Judges Agenda
February 10-12, 2020
Omni Westside
13210 Katy Freeway | Houston, TX 77079 | 281.558.8338
Day 1 - February 10, 2020
| 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| SPECIAL SESSION: | |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Citations and Complaints: Initiating the Charge*#
Michael Acuna, Judge, City of Dallas |
| 2:30 - 3:40 p.m. | Assault Family Violence and Protective Order Registry# Kim Piechowiak, Domestic Violence Resource Attorney, Office of Court Administration
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3:55 - 5:00 p.m. |
Class C Assault Family Violence Reporting
Jeff McIlhaney, Auditor III, Department of Public Safety |
Day 2 - February 11, 2020
| 6:45 - 7:50 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:05 a.m. | Welcome and Announcements Course Director: Kathleen Person, Presiding Judge, City of Temple |
| 8:05 - 9:15 a.m. |
Juveniles: Dispositions, Child Welfare and IDEA*
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| 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Bail and Bonds: Past, Present, and Future*(.25 hours Ethics)
Kirk Noaker, Associate Judge, City of Burnet |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 p.m. |
Case Law Update and Attorney General Opinion (.25 hours Ethics)
Ryan Kellus Turner, Executive Director |
| 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. | Lunch |
| Legislation and Hot Topics | Courts, Caseflow, and Communications | Administration, Enforcement, and Outreach | |
| 1:00 - 1:55 p.m. |
Mental Health Changes of the 86th: Court-Ordered Services, Reporting, Veterans, and Release in Lieu of Arrest
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Technology in Magistration: Electronic Warrants and Warnings
Esmeralda Pena Garcia, Associate Presiding Judge, City of Houston |
Records and Non-Disclosure
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| 2:05 - 2:55 p.m. |
Traffic 2020: Operation, Equipment, and the New Modes of Transportation*
Peter De Leef, Associate Judge, City of El Lago |
The Purge: Handling Old Cases (.25 hours Ethics)
Hilda Cuthbertson, Judge, City of Snook
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Cyber Security#
Casey Kennedy, Director of Information, Office of Court Administration
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| 3:05 - 3:55 p.m. |
Trafficking and Sex Crimes: What Judges and Magistrates Need to Know*
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Required Notice to Criminal Defendant
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Compelling Appearance & Compliance#
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| 4:05 - 5:00 p.m. |
Scenarios IX: Procedural Problems and More
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Boundaries: Respecting the Separation Between City Hall and Municipal Court (1 hour Ethics)
J. Elaine Marshall, Presiding Judge, City of Houston |
Courts to Classroom* (.25 hours Ethics)
Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC |
Day 3 - February 12, 2020
| 6:45 - 7:50 a.m. | Breakfast | ||||
| Shared Track# | Shared Track# | ||||
| 8:00 - 8:55 a.m. |
Adjudication of Traffic Fatality Cases in Municipal Court#*
Bianca Bentzin, Chief Prosecutor, City of Austin |
Face of Justice: Websites and Signage#
Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel & Director of Judicial Education
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| 9:10 - 10:05 a.m. |
Electric Scooters & Impairment#
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney |
Questions Answered# Mark Goodner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC |
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10:05 - 10:20 a.m. |
Break |
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10:20 - 11:15 a.m. |
The New World of Court Costs and Fees
Robby Chapman, Deputy Counsel & Program Attorney, TMCEC
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| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Break |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 noon |
Endnote: Takeaways for 2020 (.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
Judges with less than two years of judicial education credit with TMCEC must attend the entire 16-hour program