Past Judicial Education Presentations

New Judges Orientation
January 7 - 9, 2009

FINS- Families In Need of Services Overview & Proceedings
Hon. Rhonda Wood - Circuit Judge, Conway

Delinquency/Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction
Hon. Wiley Branton
Circuit Judge, Little Rock
and Hon. Jay Finch
Circuit Judge - Bentonville

Dependency-Neglect Overview
Hon. Joyce Warren - Circuit Judge, Little Rock

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Avoiding the Pitfalls...The Cannons of Judicial Ethics
Hon. Leon Jamison - Circuit Judge, Pine Bluff

Conducting a Trial
Hon. Charles Yeargan - Circuit Judge, Murfreesboro

The Care and Feeding of a Jury: Jury Management
Hon. John Plegge - Circuit Judge (retired), Little Rock

Criminal - The Beginning and the End:
Pleas, Arraignments, and Speedy Trial
Hon. Ralph Wilson - Circuit Judge, Osceola

Domestic Relations
Hon. Hamilton Singleton - Circuit Judge, Camden

Friday, January 9, 2009

Case Management
Hon. Kim Smith - Circuit Judge, Fayetteville
Joan Lester - Trial Court Assistant, Fayetteville

A Probate Primer
Hon. Mark Lindsay - Circuit Judge, Fayetteville

Evidence
Hon. Mary McGowan - Circuit Judge, Little Rock
Hon. Duncan Culpepper - Circuit Judge, Prescott

Hearing Civil Cases 1 & 2
Hon. Tim Fox - Circuit Judge, Little Rock

District Court Clerks Certification Program
February 13, 2009

Friday, February 13th

Fraud Prevention: Money handling Procedures, Sequence of Duties, and Quick Tips for a Small Office
Cody Griffen - FROST, PLLC

ACIC Update: Record Expungement Procedures
Lesa Winston and Julie Collier
Criminal History Division, ACIC

Civil Issues Update: Small Claims, Landlord/Tenant Act, and Bankruptcy
Hon. Wayne Gruber - Pulaski County District Judge

Characteristics of Armed Persons
- Tips for Protecting Yourself
Jason Lawrence
District Court Administrator, Hot Springs

Reshaping Attitude: Time and Stress Management
Kyle Eastham - The Black Belt Speaker - Stillwater, OK

District Court Probation Officers Education Meeting
February 19st- 20th, 2009

Thursday, February 19th

Dealing with the Stress of the Negative All the Time
Steve Morgan

Verbal Judo
Robin Sisson - North Little Rock Probation Officer

Optional: Part Time II Law Enforcement Standards
Brian Marshall - Director of the Office of Law Enforcement Standards

Friday, February 20th

CPR/First Aid Certification
Jerome Rhodes - Hot Springs Red Cross

Gangs in Arkansas
Ofc. Larry Patrick - Hot Springs Police Department

Drug Recognition
Trooper Jeff Hust - DRE Instructor

Trial Court Assistants
March 5-6, 2009

Thursday, March 5th

AOC Update
Mara Simmons, Program Manager
Foreign Language Interpreter Program

Connie Hickman-Tanner, Juvenile Courts Coordinator
Division of Dependency and Neglect Representation

Alex Rogers, Project Manager
Arkansas Court Automation Project

Judicial Ethics
David Stewart, Executive Director
Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission
Nancie Givens, Deputy Director
Office for the Committee on Professional Conduct

Presentation of Meritorious Service Certificates

Business Meeting
Trial Court Assistant’s Association Board

Friday, March 6th

Overview of the NCSC Trial Court Manager Program
James D. Gingerich, Director
Administrative Office of the Courts

Caseflow Management
Hon. Hamilton Singleton - Circuit Judge, Camden
Joan Lester
Trial Court Assistant, Fayetteville

CourTools
Carol Roddy - Drug Court Coordinator
Vickie Asher
District Court Clerk, Hot Springs

Dealing with the Stress of the Negative All the Time
Steve Morgan - New Orleans, LA