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    Judicial Forum on Mental Health

    • January 09, 2025 - January 10, 2025 Multi-day
    • 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
    • DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin
      6505 N. Interstate 35
      Austin, TX 78752
    • Contact Ashley Royer or Megan West at (800) 456‑5974.
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    Judicial Forum on Mental Health

    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin
    6505 N. Interstate 35
    Austin, TX 78752
    (512) 454-3737

    Sponsored by:
    The Texas Judicial Academy is a partnership between the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas Tech University School of Law.

    Overview
    The Judicial Forum on Mental Health will give judges information about the nature of mental illness in the courts, how to create important partnerships and crucial legislative updates.

    Who Should Attend
    Judges
    Justices of the Peace

    To encourage open discussion and to facilitate security, only member judges, that session's speaker and TAC staff will be allowed in the meeting rooms during sessions. This would apply, for example, to guests, assistants, spouses, etc. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this policy.

    Reimbursement
    This program is partially funded by a Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund Grant administered by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. In accordance with the grant guidelines, judges may be reimbursed for attendance to the Judicial Forum on Mental Health up to $750 total per fiscal year.

    All travel reservations made through third-party vendors (such as Hotels.com, Expedia.com, Booking.com, etc.) cannot be reimbursed. For more information on reimbursement, please call Ashley Royer at (800) 456‑5974.

    Reimbursement requests must be submitted to TAC within 60 days of the event. Any reimbursement request received after 60 days will not be reimbursed.

    Reimbursement may be provided for judges and justices of the peace only.

    Registration Information
    The registration fee for this conference is $75.

    Registration fees are voluntary and used for expenses that are unallowable or are insufficiently covered by the Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund Grant. This includes speaker fees, materials, meals and social activities. Fees collected are deposited into a fund held for county judges' education within the general revenue funds for the Texas Association of Counties.

    County Judges Education Advisory Committee
    Hon. Stephanie Davis, Chair, Comanche County Judge
    Hon. Brett Bray, Blanco County Judge
    Hon. Juan Carlos Guerra, Jim Hogg County Judge
    Hon. Dan Hicks, Scurry County Judge
    Hon. Lisa Johnson, Hemphill County Judge
    Hon. Justin Lewis, Hill County Judge
    Hon. Robert Newsom, Hopkins County Judge
    Hon. Curtis Parrish, Lubbock County Judge
    Hon. Byron Ryder, Leon County Judge
    Hon. Jimmy Sylvia, Chambers County Judge
    Ms. Jamie Baker, Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library, Texas Tech University School of Law Library (ex-officio)
    Hon. Tim Addison, TAC President, Yoakum County Commissioner (ex-officio)