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1 Regional Judges Seminar May 3 5, 2016 Isla Grand Beach Resort 500 Padre Blvd. S. Padre Island, TX Day 1 May 3, :00 5:00 p.m. Registration 1:00 3:30 p.m. 3:30 5:00 p.m. SPECIAL SESSIONS Guns and Texas Law David Hamilton, Prosecutor, Reno in Lamar County Surviving an Active Shooter RJ Boatman, Judge, South Houston Day 2 May 4, :45 7:50 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 8:00 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Announcements Course Director: Robin Ramsay,, City of Denton 8:10 9:15 a.m. Legislative Highlights* Michael Acuna,, City of Dallas 9:15 9:30 a.m. Break 9:30 10:30 a.m. Independence, Integrity, and Fairness: Preserving Ethics in the Judiciary + (1 hour ethics) Erik Nielsen, Staff Counsel, State Commission on Judicial Conduct 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, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC 12:00 12:50 p.m. Lunch 1:00 1:55 p.m. 2:05 2:55 p.m. 3:05 3:55 p.m. Current Issues Track A Scenarios V* + (.25 hours ethics) Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC Elder Abuse Myra Kirkland, Presiding Judge, Blue Ridge Indigency and Commitments Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC Hearings and Trials Track B Predicates for Evidence Ed Spillane, Presiding Judge, City of College Station Trial Objections & Court Decorum Ed Spillane, Presiding Judge, City of College Station Directed Verdicts + (.25 hours ethics) Peter Graham, Judge, City of Irving COURT ISSUES# Track C Truancy Court: Transitioning + (.25 hours ethics) Robin Ramsay,, City of Denton Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC Truancy Court: Intake, Adjudication, and Orders Robin Ramsay,, City of Denton Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC Truancy Court: Enforcement, Appeals, and Records Robin Ramsay,, City of Denton Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC

2 4:05 5:00 p.m. E-Warrants: A Brave New World Tom Bridges, Deputy City Attorney, City of Portland Community Outreach Made Easy* Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC Day 3 May 5, :45 7:50 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 8:55 a.m. Property Hearings Jan Blacklock Matthews, Judge, City of Wilson Shared Track # Dangerous Dogs Andrew Hagen, Judge, City of Uvalde 9:10 10:00 a.m. Impaired Driving Update* Kelley McCormick, Border Prosecution Unit, Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney's Office 10:00 10:10 a.m. Break 10:10 11:20 a.m. What Every Judges Needs to Know after Ferguson + (1 hour ethics) Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC 11:20 11:30 a.m. Break 11:30 12:00 p.m. Endnote: Takeaways for 2016 Mark Goodner, Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education, TMCEC Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC *Indicates curriculum funded by the Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives (MTSI + Indicates ethics hours (tentative) # Indicates a shared track open to both clerks and judges 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: 12.5 hours = all sessions on 3 days, including special sessions 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 Funded by a grant of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

3 TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER 2210 Hancock Drive Austin, TX FAX Staff Roster 121 Crystal Ferguson Research Assistant / Office Manager ferguson@tmcec.com 122 Ryan Kellus Turner General Counsel & Director of Education turner@tmcec.com 123 Hope Lochridge Executive Director lochridge@tmcec.com 124 Regan Metteauer Program Attorney metteauer@tmcec.com 125 Deadra Stark Administrative Director / Controller stark@tmcec.com 126 Pat Ek Registration Coordinator ek@tmcec.com 127 Patty Thamez Program Coordinator & Network Administrator thamez@tmcec.com 128 Tessa Madison Program Coordinator madison@tmcec.com 130 Robby Chapman Director of Clerk Education and Program Attorney chapman@tmcec.com 131 Molly Knowles Communications Assistant knowles@tmcec.com 133 Demoine Jones Multimedia Specialist jones@tmcec.com 134 Mark Goodner Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education goodner@tmcec.com 137 Ned Minevitz TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney ned@tmcec.com 138 Avani Bhansali Administrative Assistant avani@tmcec.com 141 Elizabeth De La Garza TxDOT Grant Administrator elizabeth@tmcec.com 1

4 TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS - FY 2016 President Hon. Edward Spillane City of College Station P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX / FAX: 979/ espillane@cstx.gov Region I Director Ms. Sheila Seymore Court Administrator City of Canyon th Street Canyon, TX / FAX: 806/ sseymore@canyontx.com Region VII Director Hon. John Bull City of San Antonio 401 S. Frio Street San Antonio, TX / FAX: 210/ jbull@sanantonio.gov President-Elect Hon. Stewart Milner City of Arlington PO Box 90403, MS Arlington, TX / FAX: 817/ Stewart.Milner@arlingtontx.gov First Vice-President Hon. Esmeralda Garcia Municipal Judge City of Houston 1400 Lubbock St. Houston, TX / FAX: 713/ esmeralda.garcia@houstontx.gov 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 1005 Skrivanek Drive Bryan, TX / FAX: 979/ hcuthbert@suddenlink.net Treasurer Hon. Robert C. Richter, Jr. Associate Judge City of Stafford 1350 NASA Parkway, Ste. 200 Houston, TX / FAX: 281/ richter333@juno.com Region II Director Hon. Danny Rodgers Associate Judge City of Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth, TX / FAX: 817/ danny.rodgers@fortworthtexas.gov Region III Director Hon. Michael Acuna Municipal Judge 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 / FAX: 903/ plrogers3@yahoo.com Region V Director Hon. Sharon Hatten City of Midland 406 East Illinois Midland, TX / FAX: 432/ shatten2018@yahoo.com Region VI Director Hon. David L. Garza City of Bee Caves 4000 Galleria Parkway Austin, TX / FAX: 512/ dgarzalaw@gmail.com Region VIII Director Hon. Donna Starkey City of Alvin 216 W. Sealy Alvin, TX / FAX: 281/ dfstargate@aol.com Region IX Director Hon. Julie Escalante City of Baytown 3120 N. Main St. Baytown, TX / FAX: 281/ julie.escalante@baytown.org Region X Director Ms. Connie Rodriguez Court Administrator City of McAllen P.O. Box 220 McAllen, TX / FAX: 956/ crodriguez@mcallen.net Past President Hon. Kathleen Person City of Temple 401 North Third Street Temple, TX / FAX: 254/ kperson@templetx.gov

5 Regional Judges Seminar - South Padre Island May 3-5, 2016 Location, Tenure and Caseload Statistics FIRST NAME LAST NAME HIRE DATE TITLE CITY REPRESENTED STREET ADDRESS CITY ZIP COURT PHONE REGION Elizabeth Adami 01/22/2016 Judge Benavides Post Office Drawer R Benavides X Don Adams 09/12/2005 Sunrise Beach Village Box 4445 Horseshoe cell. VI Mike Alaniz 08/20/2010 Alternate Judge La Joya P.O. Drawer H La Joya X David Autry 07/01/1997 Judge Boyd PO Box 216 Boyd II Dawn Benham 07/02/1992 Three Rivers PO Box 398 Three Rivers X Richard Carrier 10/01/1998 Woodbranch Village 58A Woodbranch Dr New Caney VIII Maria Cisneros 06/23/2015 Associate Judge Gilmer Post Office Box 760 Gilmer IV Gene Daniels 12/06/1992 Los Fresnos 200 N Brazil St Los Fresnos X Judy Davila 03/07/2012 Alternate Judge Sullivan City Post Office Box 249 Sullivan City X Caroline Davis 11/01/2004 Associate Judge Pflugerville 1611 E. Pfennig Lane Pflugerville VI Michael Davis 06/26/2010 Conroe 700 Old Montgomery Rd. Conroe VIII Richard Davis 01/01/2011 Associate Judge Danbury PO Box 258 Danbury , x4 VIII Victor De La Cruz 06/22/2015 Progreso PO Box 699 Progreso X Jo Ann Delgado 10/04/2005 Alternate Judge South Houston 1019 Dallas St South Houston IX Adam Dietrich 07/15/2013 Associate Judge Patton Village Main St Patton Village VIII Daniel Dunlap 10/14/2014 Judge/Mayor Marfa PO Box 787 Marfa V Larry Dunne 05/05/1990 Elgin PO Box 591 Elgin VII Vada Dupnik 06/09/2009 Alternate Judge Rockport 622 E Market St Rockport X Jennifer Eggen 07/01/2006 Hereford PO Box 2277 Hereford I Gerry Elias 09/01/1997 Lytle PO Box 743 Lytle X Donald Engleking 01/04/2007 Judge Salado PO Box 219 Salado VI Alfredo Espinosa Judge Progreso PO Box 699 Progreso X Marisela Estimbo 10/31/2009 Elsa PO Box 427 Elsa X Warren Fitzgerald 01/01/2013 Associate Judge Houston 1400 Lubbock St, Room 214 Houston IX Luis Galvan 01/01/1975 Gregory PO Box 297 Gregory X Celia Garcia 11/14/2009 Alamo 502 Duranta Alamo X Gloria Garcia 06/17/2013 Judge San Diego 404 S Mier St San Diego X Maria Garcia 06/09/2011 Charlotte PO Box 216 Charlotte X David Garza 06/01/2003 Judge San Benito 485 No. Sam Houston Blvd San Benito X Javier Garza 06/01/1999 Donna 207 S 10th St Donna X Roberto Garza 05/12/2003 Alternate Judge Pharr 1900 S Cage Blvd Pharr X Frank Gonzales 01/01/2012 Judge Mathis 411 East San Patricio Mathis X Jessica Gonzales 07/26/2011 Associate Judge Rio Hondo Post Office Box 389 Rio Hondo X Oscar Guerra 01/02/2015 Alternate Judge Santa Rosa PO Box 326 Santa Rosa X Roland Harmon 02/01/1996 Associate Judge Port Isabel 110 W Hickman St Port Isabel X James Heupel 12/30/2008 Associate Judge Fredericksburg 125 West Main Street Fredericksburg VII Espiridion Jackson 06/01/2011 Elsa PO Box 427 Elsa X Larry Laws 08/21/1997 Mustang Ridge US Highway 183 S Mustang Ridge VII Maria Leal 06/05/2013 Associate Judge Penitas PO Box 204 Penitas X Jesus Lerma 08/09/2011 Penitas PO Box 204 Penitas X Ignacio Lopez 07/01/2011 La Villa PO Box 60 La Villa X Glynda Martinez 07/28/2000 Karnes City 314 E Calvert Ave Karnes City X Gustavo Martinez 04/01/2013 Associate Judge Alton 509 S Alton Blvd Alton X Donna Mathis 07/01/2014 Seven Points Post Office Box Seven Points III Carl Moerer 09/20/2005 Bunker Hill Village Memorial Dr Houston IX Maria Montoya 03/27/2012 City Judge Fort Stockton PO Box 1000 Fort Stockton V John Murrile 09/22/2014 Wharton 1407 N. Richmond Road Wharton x532 X Bobby Nicholds 10/10/2013 Judge Trinity Post Office Drawer 431 Trinity VIII Ruben Ochoa 11/01/1984 Combes PO Box 280 Combes X Gabriel Recio 11/07/2006 Alternate Judge Roma PO Box 947 Roma X Michelle Roy 08/15/1997 Associate Judge El Campo 303 E Jackson St El Campo X

6 Arturo Salas 09/17/2009 Alternate Judge La Feria 115 E Commercial Ave La Feria X Santiago Saldana 04/14/2009 Rio Hondo PO Box 389 Rio Hondo X Delma Salinas 06/01/2001 Bishop PO Box 356 Bishop x110 X Samuel Sanchez 12/01/2008 Associate Judge Weslaco 901 N Airport Dr Weslaco X Jason Sanders 07/28/2014 Associate Judge Bay City th St Bay City X James Scales 01/02/1996 Bridge City 260 Rachal Ave Bridge City VIII Evely Valdez 05/11/2015 Associate Judge Borger 600 N. Main St. Borger I Manuel Valdez 11/01/1994 Judge New Fairview 999 Illinois St New Fairview II Deborah Vera 04/04/2013 La Grulla PO Box 197 La Grulla X Cynthia Weaver 04/15/2009 Judge La Feria 115 E Commercial Ave La Feria X Robert Wright 08/18/2005 Associate Judge Brenham PO Box 1059 Brenham VII Alana Wyatt 03/01/2015 Judge Schulenburg 535 N. Main Schulenburg VII

7 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X N/A Regional Representation N/A 0% I 3% II 3% III 2% IV 2% V 3% VI 5% VII 8% X 60% VIII 9% IX 5% TMCA Regional Directors: Region I: Ms. Sheila Seymore (o) Region II: Hon. Danny Rodgers (o) Region III: Hon. Michael Acuna (o) Region IV: Region V: Hon. Sharon Hatten (o) Region VI: Hon. David Garza Region VII: Hon. John Bull (o) Region VIII: Hon. Donna Starkey (o) Region IX: Hon. Julie Escalante (o) Region X:

8 20+ Years 5-20 Years 2-5 Years 0-1 Year Hire Date N/A Appointment / Hire Date Hire Date N/A 8% 20+ Years 6% 0 1 Year 31% 5 20 Years 33% 2 5 Years 22%