How Municipal Courts Can Make A Difference,* Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC, Austin 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.. Clay Abbott, DWI Resource Prosecutor, Texas
Trang 1Traffic Safety Conference Omni Mandalay at Las Colinas
211 East Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 972.556.0800 DAY 1 May 21, 2008 Wednesday
8:00 – 5:00 p.m Registration
10:00 – 5:00 p.m OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS: Courage to Live, Honorable
Gary Nadler & Honorable ……… Richard Vlavianos, Melodee Luetkehans, National Judicial College, Reno, NV
12:00 pm - 1:00 p.m Lunch
1:00-5:00 p.m Preparation Course Level I- Clerk’s Certification Program, Lisa
Howard, Court Administrator, Hurst
1:00-5:00 p.m Preparation Course Level II- Clerk’s Certification Program, Pat Riffel,
Court Administrator, Pearland
DAY 2 May 22, 2008 Thursday
6:45 – 8:00 a.m Registration & Breakfast
8:00 – 8:05 a.m Welcome & Announcements, Mayor Herbert Gears, Irving
8:05 – 9:15 a.m Why Traffic Safety is Important,* Sheriff John Whetsel, Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma 9:30 – 10:15 a.m How Municipal Courts Can Make A Difference,* Ryan Kellus
Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC, Austin 10:30 – 11:00
a.m Awards Presentation, Judge Brian Holman, Lewisville
11:00 – 12:00
noon Driving Under the Influence,* W Clay Abbott, DWI Resource
Prosecutor, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Austin 12:00 – 1:00 p.m Lunch
Traffic Magistration Consequences Administrative
Issues
1:00 - 2:00
Drivers * W Clay
Abbott, DWI Resource Prosecutor, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Austin
Bail Conditions in DWI Cases * •
Judge Matt King, Tarrant County Magistrate
Points: Driving Responsibility Programs *
Rebekah Hibbs, DPS Project Administrator Driver Responsibility Program, Austin
Ethics of Dealing with Vendors * •
Ross Fischer, City Attorney, Seguin
2:00 - 2:15
2:15 - 3:30
Live
Judge Monica Guerrero, San Antonio Ashley Nicholas, Presa Community Center Program
Auto Ignition Interlock Devices *
Judge Robin Ramsey,
Denton
OmniBase Program/Contrac
t TxDOT Registration Suspension *
Charles Brothers, President, OmniBase
& John Gray, TxDOT
Role of Court in City Government *
• Lauren Crawford Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Trang 23:30 - 3:45
p.m
Break 3:45 - 5:00
Child Safety Seats *
Mike Earney, Law Enforcement Coordinator, Texas Municipal Police Association
Blood Warrants *
W Clay Abbott, DWI Resource Prosecutor, Texas District &
County Attorneys Association, Austin
Warrant Round-Ups &
Other Effective Collection Programs *
Rebecca Stark, Moderator, Court Administrator, Austin Don McKinley, Court Operations
Manager, Austin Judge Phyllis Mathison, Bastrop Victoria Medley, Court Administrator,
Amarillo
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6:45 – 8:00 a.m Breakfast
Technology Public Education
8:00 - 9:15
Judge Linda Frank, Plano
Traffic Safety Update *
Lois Wright, Program Director, TMCEC, Austin
Innovative Traffic Technologies *
Judge Robin Smith, Midland
Driving on the Right Side of the
Road
Jan Miller, Law-Related Education Director, State Bar
of Texas, Austin 9:15 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:30
Drivers *
Judge Victor Lander, Dallas
Custom Deferred
for At-Risk Drivers *
Ryan Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC,
Austin
Red Light Enforcement *
Lois Wright,
Program Director, TMCEC, Austin
Public Outreach: Law Related Education
Jan Miller, Law-Related Education Director, State Bar
of Texas, Austin 10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 12:00
Judge Gary Ellsworth, Spearman
Community or Problem Solving Courts/Drug Courts
* Judge David Hodges, Judicial Resource Liaison, Texas Center for Judiciary, McGregor
Science of Speed Measurement *
Judge Robert Barfield, El Lago
All Rise
Jan Miller, Law-Related Education Director, State Bar
of Texas, Austin
12:00 – 1:00 p.m Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 p.m Clerk’s Certification Test (Levels I, II, and III)
Traffic Outreach Administration Procedures & Public Education
1:00 - 2:00
Commercial Drivers Licenses
* Judge Robin Ramsey, Denton
Model Outreach Programs: Low Volume Courts
Judge Kevin Madison, Lakeway, Moderator Bonnie Townsend, Lockhart Judge Michael Valdez, Shenandoah Deanna Horton, Bastrop Melinda Schelske, Colleyville
LEADRS
Ray Dittrich, Project Coordinator, L.E.A.D.R.S
Texas Municipal Police Association, Austin
Drug Recognition Experts (DRE)
Mark Vincent, DRE Instructor, Irving
PD, Irving Cecelia P Marquart, Project Director, Impaired Driving Initiatives, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville 2:00 - 2:15
2:15 - 3:30
p.m DOT & Federal
Motor Carrier
Law *
Judge Lester Rorick, Pasadena
Model Outreach Programs: Medium
& High Volume Courts
Judge Sara Hartin, New Braunfels, Moderator Hilda Cuthbertson, Bryan
STEP
Ray Dittrich, Project Coordinator, L.E.A.D.R.S
Texas Municipal Police Association, Austin
DRE - continued
Mark Vincent, DRE Instructor, Irving
PD, Irving Cecelia P Marquart, Project Director, Impaired Driving Initiatives, Sam Houston State
Trang 4Laura Anderson, Irving Gabriel Valle, El Paso
University, Huntsville
Ethics credit * MCLE Credit
Funded by grants from the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Course Directors
Judge Sara Hartin, New Braunfels Judge Brian Holman, Lewisville Judge Phyllis Mathison, Bastrop Rebecca Stark, Court Administrator, Austin