Texas Judicial Branch

Sample Meeting Materials

Menu
Beyond the Bench Planning Committee Call
Meeting agenda: introductions, background, event agenda, invite list, next steps
Planning committee members (confirmed): Justice Eva M. Guzman (Sup. Ct.), Chair, Chief Art Acevedo (Austin Police Dept.), Justice Ada Brown (5th COA), Justice Marc Brown (14th COA), Judge Darlene Byrne (126th - Austin), Sheila Craig (CEDD), Rick Figueroa (TJC), Michelle M. Fraga (Fraga Law Firm), Chantel Hobbs (Dallas Faces Race), Sam Houston (TYLA), Marie Jamison (Wright & Close), Presiding Judge Sharon Keller (CCA), Judge Lawrence Lujan (Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso PD), Mary McQueen (NCSC), Sarah Cotton Nelson (Communities Foundation of Texas), Carmen Roe (Carmen Roe Law Firm), David Slayton (OCA), Rep. Jason Villalba (State Rep., Dist. 114), Valey Cesos Villalon, Jr. (CPC Rio Grande, Judge Cynthia Wheless (417th - McKinney)
Event agenda: (10:00 am - 10:15 am) Welcome Remarks, (10:15 am - 11:00 am) Keynote Address, (11:00 am - 11:15 am) Break, (11:15 am - 12:00 pm) Testimonials, (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm) Working Lunch/Presentation on Unconscious Bias, (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm) Beyond the Bench Fact Pattern and Panel Discussion, (3:00 pm- 3:15 pm) Break, (3:15 pm - 4:15pm) Breakout Sessions, (4:15 pm - 5:00 pm) Closing Remarks and Looking Forward
Invite list: Judges, Faith Community, Attorneys, Service Providers, Law Enforcement, Nonprofits/Philanthropy, State and Local Leaders, Advocacy Groups, Systems Representatives, National Organizations, Legislators, Academia, Media
Next steps: Next meeting date, Action items before next meeting. Thank you!

Downloads