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Texas Municipal Courts Education CenterFY 12 Records of AttendanceRegional Judges Survey1140 Survey Participants1. Does your city employ a juvenile case manager?a. Yes24822%b. No80871%c. No Response837%2. Has your city been collecting the JCM fee in anticipation of filling the position, but the cityhas not yet done so?a. Yes676%b. No85575%c. No Response21619%
3. Have the new laws had any impact on your court’s/city’s decision to get or continue with aJCM?a. Yes696%b. No83573%c. No Response23521%If yes, please explain: We recently began handling truancy cases. Increased volume. Court is handling more truancy/failure to attend cases. Funding now available. Funding for the position. We stopped collecting. Tried to work with county and county did not seem interested. It is good to be able to pay expenses in addition to salaries. We discontinued the JCM because of the new type of job and budgetary constraints.We rarely collect money on a jury case to collect the JCM fee. Low volume didn't have enough activity to require JCM full time. Have community service coordinator - Deals primarily with juveniles but will notcollect fee. I have no administrative role. We see so many juveniles. If can better address needs/follow up on cases. Added an additional JCM to assist with case load. In the process of getting JCM. Reporting to judge is positive improvement. That we the city could get one. Since we don't have FTAS cases, we are now amenable to JCM for its otherfunctions. JCM do not report to the court. Cities passed new ordinances. Will be under discussion with city. The economy has. Hiring and wage freezes. Considering getting one. Will maintain JCM regardless. We are looking at whether a JCM can assist the court and worth it. Made us get one.
We are considering it.New filing of failure to appear made us get JCM.To move the JCM's to be under police department instead of the Judge.We have been able to have a JCM unit to assist and improve truancy.The JCM can now be part-time.Now can use fund for more than just salary.Increase resources.Good laws.We no longer have juvenile truancy cases in Missouri City, TX.Case Manager is new this year.Working on it.I don't know.Not enough money set back to hire one.Consideration being given.We will be self-supporting for 2 in 11 mo. But hiring was delayed-solved it with agrant from the school district.Unsure.Have a school resource ofc.Some discussion.Too small of town.The JCM is needed to help out judges manage our case load.We feel more comfortable with JCM now.Professional requirements resulted in resignation of 1 or more employees. Staffmore remote from Judges (other than PS).Better management of juvenile case more efficiently.They are now considering it.No JCM, no fee.We would like to employ a JCM.Because there is to pay for JCM.I am begging for a JCM but have resistance from the city attorney and city counsel. .The legislation stalled hiring of position when vacant because staff was afraid to actuntil legislation was done.We are working toward implementing JCM.Our juvenile court handles all the JCM and anything else related to juveniles.
4. Does your court have a twitter account?a. Yes9b. No948c. No Response161%83%16%5. Does your city have a twitter account?a. Yes69b. No818c. No Response2546%72%22%
6. Does your court have a Facebook page?a. Yes44b. No930c. No Response1654%82%14%7. Does your city have a Facebook page?a. Yes165b. No716c. No Response25914%63%23%
8. Are you allowed to access Facebook on your work computer?a. Yes36832%b. No50744%c. No Response26424%9. Have you visited the TMCEC Online Learning Center site?a. The What?615%b. Yes72564%c. No31227%d. No Response464%
10. Have you participated in a live TMCEC webinar in the last 12 months?a. Yes24121%b. No85575%c. No Response454%11. Do you sit on any local advisory committees such as a juvenile justice committee, teencourt advisory committee, traffic advisory committee, etc?a. Yes757%b. No88277%c. No Response18416%
12. Please list any court related or law related groups or advisory committees that includemunicipal court representation that you are aware of. Police Academy Advisory Board TCCA, TMCA, TML, TMCEC Harrison County Juvenile Justice Board, Harrison County Bail Bond Board Justice of the Peace Bail Bond Board TMCA (7) CJ Committee for Hays County, Bail Bond Board, Greater San Marcos YouthCouncil, CIS Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas Bonds Municipal Court Association, State Bar Municipal Court Section, Web Chat Roomfor TMCEC, Women in Government Association Teen Court, DRSR, Teen Texting, MADD American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association Teens in the driver’s seat Planning & Zoning Committee Texas Municipal Association District Judges Advisory Committee Board Member – MHMR Nehemiah Center, Shephard Center TML, TMCEC, TMCA Municipal Court Association, State Bar Municipal Court Section, TMCEC ChatRoom, Women in Court City Court Review Committee Mental Health Coordination Teen Court (9) TMCEC, TMCA County Justice Committee, Bail Bond Board Teen Court Advisory Board Bail Bond Board The Help Center, Child Advocacy Center Dallas Bar Association - Judiciary Committee Irving Teen Court TMCA, Municipal Judges Section, State Bar of Texas State Bar - muni court - legis. Chair Teen Court Advisory Impact GP Collin County Bail Bond Board TMCEC Bond Bail Bond Commission, Regional Criminal Justice Advisory Committee Harris County Municipal Justice Bar Assoc. Harris Cty Bond Meetings-Monthly; TSU Law School-ECI Task Forces: CriminalLaw/Family Law/Committees & Task Forces; Houston Sober Center PlanningGroup/Committee Convention & Tourism Board (per Hotel Occupancy Tax 351 of tax code)
Judicial Support Task Force (established to recommend reforms to make thecourts in handling juvenile misdemeanor cases less punitive & more supportive ofchildren & families)TMCEC; Municipal Courts Association; Court Clerks AssociationVeterans Court CommitteeState Bar of TexasJuvenile Law CommitteeBail Bond Board (8)Family Violence Task ForceState Bar Municipal SectionGalveston County Juvenile BoardCounty Bail Bond Board (2)TMCA; Mental Health Advisory BoardTMCEC; TMCA; State Bar Municipal Judges SectionDallas County Bail Bond BoardCommission on Judicial Conduct; Judicial CouncilTeen Court; BVCASA-JuvenilePublic Safety CommissionMetroport Teen CourtTMCEC-Board/Director; TMCA-Board/DirectorI am J.P. Pct. 2 Madison CountyState Municipal Judges Section; TMCA; TMCECFamily LawTMCEC; TMCA; ABA Mun Judge Section; State Bar Mun Judge SectionBay Area Turning Point-Family Violence-Deferred Option-18 Class sessionsTexas Dispute Resolution SystemTMCEC, TDCAA, Texas BarJuvenile Probation BoardTxDOTCounty Juvenile Board, Child Welfare BoardTexas Judicial Council, Texas Commission on Judicial ConductLimestone Cou. Bail Bond BoardMunicipal Court Section of State BarCameno County family networkTeen Court Board, Bail Bond Board, Juvenile govt. boardJuvenile Case Managers AssociationSan Antonio Bar Association Municipal Courts CommitteeSafe schools initiativeFormer President Traffic Court Att. Bar AssociationTexas Judicial CouncilBexar County Bail Bond BoardTeen Court Advisory Committee, TMCA, El Paso and West Texas SuicidePrevention CoalitionSafe School, Health School Grant
13. How often does your court need to utilize a court interpreter?a. Once or twice a year38434%b. Once or twice a month19617%c. Weekly10910%d. Daily18416%e. No Response27124%14. When providing a court interpreter, you most often use a. An interpreter78369%physically in the courtb. Language line interpreters979%c. No Response28325%
Police Academy Advisory Board TCCA, TMCA, TML, TMCEC Harrison County Juvenile Justice Board, Harrison County Bail Bond Board Justice of the Peace Bail Bond Board TMCA (7) CJ Committee for Hays County, Bail Bond Board, Greater San Marcos Youth Council, CIS Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas Bonds
