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March 21-23, 2012
 Overton Hotel & Conference Center
2322 Mac Davis Lane at Avenue X
Lubbock, Texas 79401
(806) 776-7000
Sponsored by: The Texas Judicial Academy, A Partnership between the County Judges Education Committee of the Texas Association of Counties and Texas Tech University School of Law
Overview
The Spring Education Session of the Texas Judicial Academy will give you an excellent opportunity to learn and fellowship with judges from across the state and discuss a wide range of topics that impact your judicial duties. The Education Committee has designed a curriculum that will not only constitute an in-depth review of core topics, but will also highlight legislative changes and introduce you to several new, cutting-edge programs being used successfully in other jurisdictions.
Learning Outcomes
Topics to be addressed include:
- Presiding over Civil Appeals from J.P. Court;
- Juvenile offenses from arrest to disposition;
- The 24/7 Program – a low-cost, groundbreaking program to monitor drug and alcohol offenders;
- Judicial ethics;
- Proven principles for dealing with hard-core DWI defendants;
- Learn when your actions are protected by judicial immunity;
- An in-depth review of the changes to the Probate and Guardianship Codes;
- Important changes from the last legislative session to criminal and civil statutes;
- Probation violations, sanctions and the revocation hearing; and
- How to comply with a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law
Judicial Education Credit
Each spring and fall Judicial Education Session provides 16 hours of judicial education credit for constitutional county judges. Application is pending with the State Bar of Texas to determine MCLE credit for attorneys.
Reimbursement
This program is partially funded by a Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund Grant administered by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Judges may be reimbursed for attendance to ONE Texas Judicial Academy session (spring or fall) or Texas College of Probate School session per fiscal year. Reimbursement will cover grant-allowable meals, lodging and transportation up to $750 per fiscal year. (Air travel reimbursement will be paid from hub airports only. Those include Dallas Love, DFW, Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Harlingen, Corpus Christi, Houston Hobby, Houston International, Austin and El Paso.)
Accommodations
The Overton Hotel and Conference Center is located at, 2322 Mac Davis Lane at Avenue X, Lubbock, Texas, (806) 776-7000. Ask for the Texas Association of Counties room block to receive the special single-room rate of $85 per night plus tax or the $85 double-room rate plus tax. The deadline to reserve rooms at the special room rate is Feb. 26, so make your reservations early.
Registration
Early conference registration is $100 until Feb. 26. After Feb. 26, registration is $125. For more information, call Joyce Francis at (800) 456-5974.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellation and refund requests must be received in writing (fax or email acceptable) before March 13 (less $10 administrative fee). Cancellations and refunds after March 14 will be subject to an administrative fee equal to one-half of the registration fee. No Refund Requests will be honored after April 13.
Who Should Attend?
Constitutional County Judges
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