Texas Justice Court Training Center

“Ensuring Justice and Fairness Through Education”

FY 2019

Court Personnel

Registration Brochure TJCTC is an educational endeavor of the Justices of the Peace & Constables Association

funded by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and affiliated with Texas State University

W E L C O M E We are excited to announce our 2018 - 2019

programs for Court Personnel. For detailed

information, visit www.tjctc.org.

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION

DATES

September 24th - Early Clerk Registration (See page 5)

September 27th - Clerk Registration (Open to all)

In order to register for an event, attendees must be

employed by a justice court and have a TJCTC profile.

To register for a training click HERE.

CONTACT US

For additional registration information contact Laura

Villareal at lv13@txstate.edu or call 512.347.9927,

ext. 200.

JPCA Budget &

Oversight

Committee

JUDGE DAVID COBOS President

CONST. DELTON THRASHER President-Elect

CONST. MATT WYLIE 3rd Vice President

CONST. CHAD JORDAN Secretary/Treasurer

JUDGE JANICE SONS Judge Advocate

CONST. RICHARD COFFMAN Sergeant-at-Arms

JUDGE HOLLY WILLIAMSON Chair, Justice of the Peace Education Committee

CONST. Michael Truitt Chair, Civil Process Education Committee

JUDGE SUZAN THOMPSON Chair, Court Personnel Education Committee

CONST. CARLOS LOPEZ Past President

TJCTC Staff

THEA WHALEN Executive Director

ANGIE VARLEA Associate Director

RANDALL SAROSDY General Counsel

BRONSON TUCKER Director of Curriculum

REBECCA GLISAN Staff Attorney

CAMILLE REASOR Staff Attorney

JESSICA FOREMAN Education Manager

SONYA RAHROVI Accountant

LAURA VILLARREAL Registrar/Program Administrator

TRAVON EARL Program Administrator

DARBY SWOBODA Program Administrator

JEFF GRAJEK Technical Support

APRIL WILLIAMS Office Coordinator

DAY

ONE ADVANCED TRACK FOR EXPERIENCED

CLERKS NEW CLERK

FUNDAMENTALS 1PM-3PM Court Security/Emergency Preparedness

County Emergency Coordinator State Emergency Response

Intro to Justice Court and the Training Center

Thea Whalen & Brian Stanley

3PM-5PM

Advanced Civil Scenarios

Rebecca Glisan

For the Record: Confidentiality and

Expunctions Katie Chancia

When Warrants are Warranted

Jeff Monk Fundamentals of Civil Cases: Filing through

Judgment Hon. Vicki Gray

D A Y T W O C L A S S E S 8AM-10 AM Advanced Landlord/

Tenant Scenarios Hon. David Patronella

Words Matter: Legal Advice vs. Legal

Information Brian Stanley

Juvenile Criminal Katie Chancia

Fundamentals of Civil Cases: Judgment and

Beyond Bronson Tucker

10AM–12PM ODL Scenarios

Rebecca Glisan

Commercial Vehicles & Drivers: What’s the

Riggin’ Deal? Hon. Karen Diaz

Communication & Customer Service

Hon. Vicki Gray Dolly Welch

Fundamentals of

Residential Evictions Hon. David Patronella

1PM-3PM

Advanced Criminal Scenarios

Randy Sarosdy

Citation Issues and Default Judgments Hon. Megan Pinson

Where Does It Say? (Tablet/Laptop

Required) Hon. Tanya Dimak

Fundamentals of Criminal: Appearance and

Appeals Hon. Jeff Monk

3PM-5PM

The Doctor Will See You Now: Ask

Bronson Anything* Bronson Tucker

OCA Reporting Sandra Mabbett

To Receive or Not To Receive…That is

the Question (Receivership) Randy Sarosdy

Fundamentals of Criminal: Dismissals and

Enforcement Rebecca Glisan

D A Y T H R E E C L A S S E S 8AM-9AM I Can’t Pay for That (Indigency)

Hon. Tanya Dimak Master Clerk Certification

Exam Bronson Tucker

Clerk Certification

Exam: Civil

Mitzi French Clerk

Certification Exam:

Criminal Dolly Welch

9AM–10AM The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Sides of Mental

Health Hon. Karen Diaz

10AM-12PM Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First

Hon. Megan Pinson

C o u r t P e r s o n n e l S e m i n a r C o u r s e s

*Recommended for those taking the Master Clerk Certification Exam

Location Date Attendee Rate

Per Night

Embassy Suites

San Marcos, TX November 5-7, 2018

$59.50 + 15% tax

Group Rate: $119

The San Luis

Galveston, TX February 18-20, 2019

$54.50 + 15% tax

Group Rate: $109

Omni Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX March 18-20, 2019

$63.50 + 15% tax

Group Rate: $127

Omni Southpark

Austin, TX May 13-15, 2019

$62.00 + 15% tax

Group Rate: $124

Embassy Suites

San Marcos, TX June 10-12, 2019

$59.50 + 15% tax

Group Rate: $119

Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront

Rockwall, TX July 10-12, 2019

$67.50 +13% tax

Group Rate: $135

Seminar Locations & Dates

For attendees who opt for a single room, TJCTC will pay half the group rate and attendees will pay the above listed surcharge.

For attendees who opt to share a room with another attendee TJCTC will pay 100% of the room rate.

S E M I N A R I N F O R M A T I O N HANDOUTS All presentation handouts will be available through your TJCTC profile. Handouts will be uploaded 1 week

prior to the first seminar. Be sure to bring your handouts for any session you plan on attending.

WAITING LISTS If the event you wish to register for appears in red, this means the event is full. You can add yourself to the

waiting list for any future openings.

SUBSTITUTIONS TJCTC will allow substitutions under certain conditions for event registration. Registration fees can be trans-

ferred to another person or from one event to another. Please send all substitution requests to the Registrar

prior to the event.

C o u r t P e r s o n n e l

R e g i s t r a t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n REGISTRATION CATEGORIES

New clerk registration is for clerks who have never attended a TJCTC 16-hour seminar and

have less than two years of experience in the justice courts. If you are a new clerk with more

than two years of experience, you may be eligible to register for experienced clerk classes.

Contact our Registrar for more information. Experienced Clerk registration is for clerks who

have more than 18 months of experience in the justice courts and have completed a TJCTC

16-Hour Seminar. Experienced Clerks can register for New Clerk classes but spaces are limited.

EARLY REGISTRATION

In order to ensure that all attendees have an opportunity to attend a seminar, new clerks, any

new clerks attending an experienced clerk track for the first time, and any experienced clerks

that were not able to attend in the 2017-2018 academic year, are eligible to participate in

early registration on September 24th.

REGISTRATION FEES

The registration fee for 16-hour seminars is $150 payable by check or money order.

JUSTICE COURT CLERK CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Training Center offers two types of certification exams: The Clerk Certification Exam - in

Civil or Criminal - and the Master Clerk Certification Exam. It is the recommendation of the

Training Center that clerks complete a 16-hour seminar prior to taking an exam. Clerks must

pass a Clerk Certification Exam in Civil or Criminal prior to signing up for the Master Clerk

Certification Exam. Certification Exams are administered onsite at the 16-hour seminars or can

be scheduled in our office by emailing lv13@txstate.edu.

*Pursuant to the Grant Conditions, the registration fee is mandatory and is returned to the Grant to be spent as restricted funds.

The Texas State University Overhead Assessment is used for activity expenses that the Grant cannot cover, such as excess meal and

break costs, among other items, and are unrestricted funds deposited in a TSU account. Counties or individual who cannot afford

the Overhead Assessment may request a waiver.