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Texas Center for the Judiciary Annual Business Meeting Highlights
- 1. Texas Center for the Judiciary Annual Business Meeting Houston, Texas September 10, 2012
- 2. Texas Center Staff • Program Attorney: Courtney Gabriele • Program Director for TxDOT: Holly Doran • Program Director for CIP: Heidi Penix • Program Director for CJA: Ginny Woods • Conference Co-ordinator: Gail Bell • Registrar: Jennifer Morales • Executive Assistant: Shirley Irvin • Financial Officer: Bruce Lawrence – a CPA • Senior Accountant: Trish Hall – nearly a CPA • Associate Director: Marlon Drakes – a tall guy
- 3. Judicial Education Programs over the last year • National Judicial Leaders Symposium (with the NJC) • College for New Judges • Two winter Regional Conferences in San Antonio (325 and 265 judges) • Implicit Bias • Texas College for Judicial Studies • Family Violence • DWI Operational Tune Up • DWI Court Team Training
- 4. Judicial Education Programs • Actual Innocence • Criminal Justice Conference (135 judges) • Professional Development Conference • Evidence Summit • Child Welfare Conference • DWI College • Annual Conference
- 5. Judge Mark Atkinson • Judicial Resource Liaison with TxDOT • 24 years as Judge of Criminal County Court at Law No. 13, Harris County • 100,000 criminal cases; 20,000 DWI cases • Innovative DWI sentencing practices • “Texas model” recognized nationally • DWI Resource site
- 6. Texas Center Operations • New Website and Database • Register for Conferences • Check CJE Hours Directly • Subscribe to New and Opinion Alerts • Access six Bench Books • Review Issues of In Chambers • Review Texas Center policies and Board minutes • Conference App • Goal is to Keep you Better Informed
- 7. Special Projects • Revised Bench Book -- Judge George Gallagher • Long Range Planning Committee -- Chief Justice Sherry Radack • Judicial Resources Committee -- Justice Lee Gabriel • Survey: Please fill out and return
- 8. Funding
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- 12. Funding • FY11: $2,219,492 • FY12: $1,778,513 • FY13: : $1,698,189 • Expect to receive $80,324 less in FY13 than we did in FY12 • Expect at least 120 judges at CNJ in FY13 compared with 20 in FY12 • CCA awarded $49,715 in FY12 and $57,400 in FY13 to Family Violence Council and District Court Alliance for a total of $107,115 -- These funds were taken out of our award • CCA has required us to maintain the Appellate Education Fund at $98,000 in FY12 and again in FY13 even though only 2/3 of those funds are used by appellate judges
- 13. Funding • As a result of the legislative cuts and the awards by the CCA: – YAFI had to be cut – We cannot conduct an Associate Judge Conference – TCJS will not include the core program this year; only the specialty tracks will be offered. Attendance will be limited to 95 • All other Fund 540 programs will continue
- 14. Funding TxDOT • FY11: $818,960 • FY12: $779,254 • FY13: $866,018 • All programs will continue CIP • FY11: $531,527 • FY12: $417,525 • FY13: $595,924 • We are increasing the number and scope of our programs
- 15. Funding CJA • FY11: $1,520,316 • FY12: $1,496,095 • FY13: $1,484,616
- 16. Funding Private Funds • FY11 contributions: $45,998 • FY12 contributions: $66,137 (43% increase) • • FY11 contributions and registration fees: $127,807 • FY12 contributions and registration fees: $134,687 • We will use some private funds to sponsor the Immigration Issues for State Judges Conference
- 17. Partner Programs • Public Health Law and Science: University of Pittsburgh and CDC • National Judicial Leaders Symposium: NJC • Immigration Issues for Texas judges: SJI/Judicial Foundation/TCJ Private Funds • Civil/Business Law Conference