TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER

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1 TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER TMCEC has moved to its new headquarters, located at 2210 Hancock Drive in Austin. The building was purchased in August 2012 by the Texas Municipal Courts Association as a permanent home for the Center. COURSE MATERIAL Regional Judges Seminar San Antonio January 13 15, Hancock Drive, Austin, TX Telephone Fax tmcec@tmcec.com Website: Funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals TMCEC IS A PROJECT OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION

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3 REGIONAL JUDGES SEMINAR January 13 15, 2014 Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade 9821 Colonnade Blvd. San Antonio, TX Monday, Day 1 January 13, :00 5:00 p.m. Registration (Pre-Registration Required) 1:00 5:00 p.m. Optional Pre-Conference: Compelling Appearance + (.5 hrs Ethics) Mark Goodner, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC David Johnson, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, City of Arlington Tuesday, Day 2 January 14, :45 7:50 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 8:05 a.m. Welcome and Announcements Course Director: Ed Spillane,, College Station 8:05 9:15 a.m. Legislation Comes to Life* + (.25 hrs Ethics) Ed Spillane,, College Station 9:30 10:30 a.m. Fine-Only: Not Only a Fine + (.25 hrs Ethics) Mark Goodner, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC 10:45 12:00 p.m. Case Law Update + (.25 hrs Ethics) Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC 12:00 1:00 p.m. Lunch Track A New & Notable Track B- Foundations Track Track C - Shared Track 1:00 1:55 p.m. Habeas Corpus + (.5 hrs Ethics) Pam Liston, Associate Judge, City of Rowlett Probable Cause, Warrants, and Writs Javier Gonzalez, Alternate Judge, City of Harlingen Jurisdiction # Bill Ragsdale, Presiding Judge, City of Ingram 2:05 2:55 p.m. Noise Dana Huffman, Presiding Judge, Balch Springs Ignition Interlock and Other Conditions Related to Alcohol* Matt King, Tarrant County Magistrate, Tarrant County Docketing and Continuances # Victor Lander, Judge, City of Dallas 3:05 3:55 p.m. Designer Drugs* # Kevin Madison, Presiding Judge, City of Lakeway Dismissals + (.25 hrs Ethics) Benita Harper, Presiding Judge, Fort Worth Juvenile Records # Nydia Thomas, Office of the General Counsel, Texas Juvenile Justice Department 4:05 5:00 p.m. Scenarios III + (.25 hrs Ethics) Mark Goodner, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC Pre-trials Sherry Statman, Presiding Judge, City of Austin Setting Up a Mock Trial (DRSR)* + (.5 hrs Ethics) Lindsey Mena, Juvenile Case Coordinator, City of San Marcos

4 Wednesday, Day 3 January 15, :45 7:50 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 9:15 a.m. 9:30 10:30 a.m. 10:45 12:00 p.m. Track A Who s Got the Paddle Now: Juvenile Discipline on School Campuses Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC Discovering Discovery: The Wake of Michael Morton + (1 hr Ethics) Geary Reamey, Professor of Law, St. Mary's University School of Law Driving Under the Influence* Lester Rorick,, City of Pasadena Track B: Video Sessions Ethically Dealing with the Media & Blood Cases Case Law Update Texas Bar CLE Criminal Adjudications and Potential Consequences & Court Costs: Why They Matter Texas Bar CLE The Neurological Effects of Alcohol on the Brain & Emerging Technology for DWI Bond & Community Supervision Texas Bar CLE * 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. # Denotes a shared course open to both judges and court support personnel Note on CLE Credit: 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: 14 hours = all sessions on 3 days, including post-conference 10.5 hours = 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3 7 hours = 8-5 on Day 2 Note on Judicial Education Credit: 16 hours for all sessions on 3 days 12 hours = 8-5 on Day 2 and 8-12 on Day 3 OR 1-5 on Day 3 8 hours = 8-5 on Day 2 Why the difference? Judicial education credits include time for breaks. Funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

5 Regional Judges Seminar - San Antonio January 13-15, 2014 Location, Tenure and Caseload Statistics FIRST NAME LAST NAME HIRE DATE TITLE CITY REPRESENTED STREET ADDRESS CITY ZIP COURT PHONE REGION Dennis Alenik 07/13/2011 Adjudication Hearing Officer Houston 1400 Lubbock St., Room 214 Houston IX John Aranda 07/13/2011 Adjudication Hearing Officer Houston 1400 Lubbock St, Room 214 Houston IX Susan Ashley 10/16/1995 Chandler Post Office Box 425 Chandler IV Leopoldo Aviles 10/01/2009 Brackettville PO Box 526 Brackettville V Stephen Ballantyne 01/01/2006 Alternate Judge Terrell Hills 5100 N New Braunfels Ave Terrell Hills VII John Barrow 01/01/1973 Portland 1900 Billy G Webb Portland X James Bayne 06/12/2012 Del Rio 109 W Broadway St Del Rio V Phil Bellamy 11/04/2004 Associate Judge Brownsville 1034 E Levee St Brownsville X Cheryl Bias 08/17/2011 Associate Judge Houston 1400 Lubbock St Houston IX Jamie Bludau 08/25/2011 Associate Judge Bay City th St Bay City X Frankie Boyd Alternate Judge Universal City 2150 Universal City Blvd Universal City VII Raymond Britton 04/15/1982 Moody 903 Avenue F Moody VI Chad Bull 11/13/2006 Associate Judge Grand Prairie 200 W. Main Street Grand Prarie III Don Byrnes 08/01/2005 Associate Judge Stafford 2610 Main St Stafford IX John Campos 09/29/1999 Sealy PO Box 517 Sealy VII Thomas Cate 11/22/1994 Castroville 303 S Teel Dr Devine V John Clark 12/14/1983 Associate Judge University Park 3800 University Blvd Dallas III Richard Corrigan 02/01/1993 Terrell Hills 5100 N New Braunfels Ave Terrell Hills VII Edward Cutchin 06/16/2003 Judge Granite Shoals 2221 N Phillips Ranch Rd Granite Shoals , Ex.318 VI David Deaconson 02/21/1995 Alternate Judge Waco PO Box 2570 Waco VI Cheryl Deal 02/24/1984 Ingleside th St Ingleside X Frank Dickson 03/31/2011 Converse 402 South Seguin Road Converse VII Alfonso Dominguez 12/01/1999 Judge El Paso 810 E Overland Ave El Paso V Terry Douglas 06/01/1998 Farmersville 205 South Main St. Farmersville III Donald Engleking 01/04/2007 Judge Salado PO Box 219 Salado VI Iris Flores 09/04/2007 Premont PO Drawer 340 Premont X Luis Galvan 01/01/1975 Gregory PO Box 297 Gregory X Kimberly Gamble 03/25/2009 Judge Houston 1400 Lubbock Street Houston IX David Garza 08/01/2010 Bee Cave 4000 Galleria Parkway Austin VI Carlton Getty 11/01/1979 Santa Fe P. O. Box 950 Santa Fe VIII James Gillis 06/20/2003 Lockhart 1914 W San Antonio St Lockhart VII Valarie Glover 02/29/2012 Alternate Judge Ingleside 2425 Eighth Street Ingleside X Debbie Gomez 03/23/1994 Associate Judge Andrews 111 Logsdon St Andrews V Ray Gonzalez 05/18/2010 Associate Judge Corpus Christi 120 N Chaparral St Corpus Christi X Edelia Gonzalez-Lemon 11/01/1999 Judge Alice 415 E Main St Alice X Timothy Green 08/01/2000 Big Spring 305 Johnson St Big Spring V Elsie Guerra 07/13/2006 Judge Pleasanton PO Box 209 Pleasanton X Robert Guerra 05/26/2010 Harlingen 1018 Fairpark Boulevard Harlingen X Daniel Guerrero 09/01/2001 Associate Judge San Antonio 401 S Frio St San Antonio VII Mark Haby 12/01/2004 Judge La Coste PO Box 112 La Coste V Andrew Hagen 08/23/2011 Judge Uvalde PO Box 799 Uvalde V Faye Harden 06/16/2000 Judge Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth II Benita Harper 12/06/2010 Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton St Fort Worth II Kenneth Hartless 06/01/2001 Associate Judge Sanger PO Box 578 Sanger II Katheryn Haywood 01/28/2002 Sunnyvale 127 Collins Rd Sunnyvale III Patricia Hernandez 02/01/1997 Plainview 901 Broadway St Plainview I Anita Herndon 09/15/2005 Sabinal PO Box 715 Sabinal V

6 James Heupel 12/30/2008 Associate Judge Fredericksburg 125 West Main Street Fredericksburg VII Thomas Hobbs 05/01/1988 Justin PO Box 129 Justin , x112 II Sandra Howard 01/01/2007 Associate Judge Lumberton 120 E. Chance Road, Suite B Lumberton VIII Alfred Jenkins 03/15/2004 Associate Judge Austin PO Box 2135 Austin VI Leslie Kassahn 11/20/2008 Associate Judge Hill Country Village 116 Aspen Lane San Antonio VII Aaron Kaufman 10/10/1995 Associate Judge Plano PO Box Plano III Carla Kelman 04/01/2003 Associate Judge Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton St Fort Worth II Anna Kirk 08/01/2000 Kress PO Box 236 Kress I Robert Kubena 01/01/1978 Hallettsville 509 S Front St Hallettsville VII Michael Latimer 06/01/2002 Judge Grey Forest Scenic Loop Rd Grey Forest VII Royal Lea 03/06/1996 Alternate Judge Helotes PO Box 507 Helotes VII Robert Lipo 05/01/2008 Associate Judge San Antonio 401 S Frio St San Antonio VII Kathryn Lovier 05/01/2006 Mount Vernon PO Box 597 Mount Vernon IV Arnulfo Luna 09/20/2005 Pearsall 205 E Rio Grande St Pearsall X Michael MaGuire 09/01/2003 Associate Judge Kerrville 301 McFarland Street Kerrville V Gordon Marcum 01/08/1995 Judge Houston 1400 Lubbock St Rm 214 Houston IX Susan Martin 03/25/2003 Associate Judge Midlothian 1150 North Highway 67 Midlothian VI Viki Martino 08/06/2013 Judge Sinton 217 E Market St Sinton X Christopher Matt 03/04/2008 Judge Corpus Christi 120 N Chaparral St Corpus Christi X Harold McCall 06/11/2013 Castle Hills 209 Lemonwood Dr San Antonio VII Gary Moore 08/01/2001 Winters 310 S Main St Winters V Lawrence Morales 01/01/1981 Leon Valley 6400 El Verde Rd Leon Valley VII Albert Navarro 07/29/2010 Associate Judge Bryan PO Box 1000 Bryan VII Roxanne Nelson 03/10/2010 Associate Judge Burnet PO Box 1369 Burnet VI Sharon Newman-Stanfield 06/01/1996 Judge Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton St Fort Worth II Karen Newsom 09/13/2006 Winnsboro 501 S Main St Winnsboro IV Marc Notzon 05/01/2008 Olmos Park 120 West El Prado San Antonio , x302 VII Carla Obledo 09/01/1999 Associate Judge San Antonio 401 S Frio St San Antonio VII Toribio Palacios 06/01/1994 Edinburg 100 East Freddy Gonzalez Edinburg X Bill Pannell 10/20/2004 Associate Judge Alvin 216 W Sealy St Alvin VIII David Pantoja 12/01/2003 Roscoe PO Box 340 Roscoe V Wayne Parsons 01/08/2009 De Leon Post Office Box 318 De Leon II Ricardo Perez 03/16/1992 Roma PO Box 947 Roma X Stephen Peters 11/05/2004 Associate Judge Horizon City Darrington Rd Horizon City V Cheryl Pounds 07/05/2011 Marble Falls 800 3rd St Marble Falls VI Mark Prislovsky 08/01/1988 Kerrville 301 McFarland Dr. Kerrville V Jo Ann Reyes 09/23/1997 Judge Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton St Fort Worth II Rebecca Reyes 04/10/2006 Clerk Carrizo Springs PO Box 329 Carrizo Springs Inna Rogoff-Klein 06/26/2013 Judge Corpus Christi 120 N Chaparral St Corpus Christi X John Rounsavall 04/17/1995 Alternate Judge Terrell 201 E Nash St Terrell III Grover Russell 06/12/2012 Center PO Box 1900 Center IV Evans Rutledge 04/21/1991 Associate Judge Abilene 209 S. Pioneer Drive, Suite 1 Abilene V Leigh Saint-Germain 03/24/1999 Judge Houston 1400 Lubbock St Rm 214 Houston IX Joe Salinas 12/01/2006 Beeville 405 N St. Mary's Beeville X James Scales 01/02/1996 Associate Judge Bridge City 260 Rachal Ave Bridge City VIII Gary Schroeder 12/16/2009 Brady PO Box 351 Brady V Gary Schroeder 03/15/2013 Smiley Post Office Box 189 Smiley VII Troy Scott 02/01/1999 Judge Denver City PO Box 1539 Denver City I Brigid Sheridan 11/01/2013 Judge Olmos Park 119 W El Prado San Antonio VII Mark Sideman 02/20/1980 Elmendorf PO Box 247 Elmendorf VII Lisa Smith 11/07/2003 Coleman PO Box 592 Coleman V Michael Smith 01/12/1982 Associate Judge Arlington PO Box Arlington II

7 Ricardo Soliz 07/01/2009 Judge Falfurrias Post Office Crawer E Falfurrias X Charles Spain 11/01/2010 Associate Judge Houston 1400 Lubbock St, Room 214 Houston IX Joyce Spisak 01/01/2005 Fredericksburg 125 Main Street Fredericksburg VII Rachel Stephenson 06/14/2007 Associate Judge Pleasanton PO Box 209 Pleasanton X Laurie Stiteler 06/30/2006 Associate Judge Universal City 2150 Universal City Blvd Universal City VII Charles Stubblefield 05/16/1985 Universal City 2150 Universal City Blvd Universal City , x715 VII Hilda Tejada 01/25/2003 Poth PO Box 579 Poth VII Edward Valverde 10/01/1988 Associate Judge Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton St Fort Worth II Charles Wilson 07/16/2009 Cuero PO Box 660 Cuero X Allen Woody 01/17/2005 Judge Baird 328 Market St Baird V P. Dawn Wright 08/01/2012 Bandera 511 Main St. Bandera V

8 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X N/A Regional Representation II 9% III 6% IX 7% IV 4% VIII 4% V 17% VII 23% VI 8% TMCA Regional Directors: Region I: Hon. Gary Bellair (o) Region II: Hon. Ninfa Mares (o) Region III: Hon. Michael Acuna (o) Region IV: Hon. Phyllis Rogers (o) Region V: Hon. Richard A. Olivo (o) Region VI: Hon. Dan Francis (o) Region VII: Hon. Edward Spillane (o) Region VIII: Ms. Ellen Guerrant (o) Region IX: Hon. Esmeralda Garcia (o) Region X: Hon. Kathleen Henley (o)

9 20+ Years 5-20 Years 2-5 Years 0-1 Year Hire Date N/A Appointment / Hire Date 0 1 Year 11% Hire Date N/A 1% 20+ Years 14% 2 5 Years 21% 5 20 Years 53%

10 TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS - FY 2014 President Hon. Julie Escalante City of Baytown 3120 N. Main St. Baytown, TX / FAX: 281/ julie.escalante@baytown.org President-Elect Hon. Kathleen Person City of Temple 401 North Third Street Temple, TX / FAX: 254/ kperson@templetx.gov First Vice-President Hon. Sharon Hatten Municipal Judge City of Midland 406 East Illinois Midland, TX / FAX: 432/ shatten2018@yahoo.com Second Vice-President Hon. Robin A. Ramsay City of Denton 601 E. Hickory, Suite D Denton, TX / FAX: 940/ raramsay@cityofdenton.com Secretary Ms. Hilda P. Cuthbertson Municipal Court Administrator City of Bryan P.O. Box 1000 Bryan, TX / FAX: 979/ hcuthbertson@bryantx.gov Treasurer Hon. Robert C. Richter, Jr. City of Missouri City 1350 NASA Parkway, Ste. 200 Houston, TX / FAX: 281/ richter333@juno.com Region I Director Hon. Gary Bellair City of Ransom Canyon Ransom Canyon, TX / FAX: 806/ gbellair@sptc.net Region II Director Hon. Ninfa Mares City of Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth, TX / FAX: 817/ Ninfa.Mares@fortworthtexas.gov Region III Director Hon. Michael Acuna City of Dallas 2014 Main St, Rm 331 Dallas, TX / FAX: 214/ michael.acuna@dallascityhall.com Region IV Director Hon. Phyllis Rogers City of Sulphur Springs 312 South David St., Ste A Sulphur Springs, TX (903) FAX: (903) plrogers3@yahoo.com Region V Director Hon. Richard A. Olivo City of El Paso 810 E. Overland Ave. El Paso, TX / FAX: 915/ olivolaw@aol.com Region VI Director Vacant Region VII Director Hon. Edward Spillane City of College Station P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX / FAX: 979/ espillane@cstx.gov Region VIII Director Ms. Ellen Guerrant Court Administrator City of Texas City th Ave. N. Texas City, TX / FAX: 409/ eguerrant@texas-city-tx.org Region IX Director Hon. Esmeralda Garcia City of Houston 1400 Lubbock St. Houston, TX / FAX: 713/ esmeralda.garcia@houstontx.gov Region X Director Hon. Kathleen Henley City of McAllen P.O. Box 220 McAllen, TX (956) FAX: (956) khenley@mcallen.net Past President Hon. Brian Holman City of Lewisville P.O. Box Lewisville, TX / FAX: 972/ bholman@cityoflewisville.com

11 TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER 2210 Hancock Drive Austin, TX FAX Staff Roster 121 Crystal Ferguson Research Assistant Ryan Kellus Turner General Counsel & Director of Education Hope Lochridge Executive Director Regan Metteauer Program Attorney Deadra Stark Administrative Director / Controller stark@tmcec.com 126 Pat Ek Registration Coordinator ek@tmcec.com 127 Patty Thamez Program Assistant II thamez@tmcec.com 128 Tessa Madison Program Coordinator madison@tmcec.com 130 Program Director Chris Clontz Communications Assistant clontz@tmcec.com 133 Multimedia Specialist Mark Goodner Program Attorney / Deputy Counsel goodner@tmcec.com 137 TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney Avani Bhansali Administrative Assistant avani@tmcec.com 1

12 TMCEC PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS Publications A Day in Municipal Court (Coloring Book) FREE (Spanish & English Versions) Best Practices in Court Security $10.00 Child s Lonestar Book $10.00 Clerks Study Level I (2013) $25.00 Clerks Study Level II Clerks Study Questions III $10.00 Code Book (Texas Criminal and Traffic Law $41.00 Manual: Judicial Edition) Essential Spanish for the Municipal Courts $10.00 Quick Reference Trial Handbook $10.00 Rules of Evidence Handbook $10.00 Texas Class C and Fine Only Misdemeanors (2013) $10.00 Texas Magistrates Reference Guide $10.00 The Municipal Judges Book $25.00 The Recorder TMCEC 2013 Bench Book & Forms Book CD $5.00 TMCEC 2013 Bench Book $25.00 TMCEC 2013 Forms Book $25.00 Videos (DVD s) 2013 Legislative Update $20.00 I Object Video $25.00 Coming soon $35.00 Annual subscription rate N/A Authority and Duties Video $10.00 Role of M.C. $10.00 Pro Se Defendant $10.00 IDEA $10.00 Merchandise Baby Onesies $12.00 Caps $15.00 Ceramic Mugs $10.00 Denim Shirts $40.0 Gavel Pin $5.00 Gavel Set $41.00 Golf Shirts $25.00 Pockety Koozies $3.00 Shoe Mittens $7.00 Stress Ball $3.00 Teddy Bears $12.00 Ties $15.00 Travel Mugs (Got Warrants/Got Evidence) $15.00 Travel Mugs (Metal) $10.00 T-Shirts & V-Necks $15.00 Youth T-shirts $12.00