REGIONAL JUDGES SEMINAR
*Speakers, Course Material, and Audio from TMCEC's June 13-15, 2011 Seminar that was held in Odessa
Day 1
2:00 - 5:00 pm
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Optional Pre-Conference: Disaster Planning: Securing Municipal Court Records
Bret Adams, Government Information Analyst, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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Day 2
| 8:05 - 9:05 am |
The Evolution of Traffic Safety*
Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
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| 9:20 - 10:30 am |
Ethics with the Commission+ (1hr Ethics)
Robin Ramsay, Presiding Judge, City of Denton
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| 10:45 - 12:00 pm |
Case Law and Attorney General Update+ (.25hr Ethics)
Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
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TRACK A |
TRACK B |
TRACK C |
1:00 -
1:50 pm |
What Goes Up Could Come Down: Mechanics of Appeals
Kathleen Person, Presiding Judge, City of Temple
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Cell Phones and Driving*
Cathy Riedel, Program Director, TMCEC
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Where Does the Money Go?+ (.25hr Ethics)
Katie Tefft, Program Attorney, TMCEC
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2:00 -
2:50 pm |
Anticipatory Search Warrants
Chuck Bubany, George Herman Mahon Professor of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law
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Minor Alcohol Offenses*
Joyce Spisak, Presiding Judge, City of Fredericksburg
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State Reporting
Rhonda Kuehn, Court Administrator, City of Brenham
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3:00 -
3:50 pm |
Transfer of Juvenile Cases
Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC
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Application of Traffic Laws to Bicycles*
Mark Goodner, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC
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From Courtroom to Classroom (DRSR)*+ (.25hr Ethics)
Katie Tefft, Program Attorney, TMCEC
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4:00 -
5:00 pm |
Search & Seizure in Schools
Rebecca Schlosser, Presiding Judge, City of Alpine
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Scofflaw*
Jim Lehman, Collections Program Manager, Office of Court Administration
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Contempt+ (.25hr Ethics)
Peter Graham, Judge, City of Irving
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Day 3
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TRACK A |
TRACK B |
| 8:00 - 9:05 am |
Psychology of Hoarding
Randall Price, Ph.D., Price, Proctor & Associates, LLP
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Disqualification & Recusal+ (1hr Ethics)
Mena Ramon, General Counsel, Office of Court Administration
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| 9:20 - 10:30 am |
Problem Properties: Nuisance Abatement
Ryan Henry, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, P.C., San Antonio
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Cruelly Treated Animals
Katie Tefft, Program Attorney, TMCEC
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| 10:45 - 12:00 pm |
Ethics & New Media+ (1.25hrs Ethics)
Mark Goodner, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC
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* Denotes Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives (MTSI) or Driving on the Right Side of the Road (DRSR) curriculum funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.
+ Denotes course that shall be submitted for ethics MCLE credit.
