FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
Southern District of Texas
Criminal Justice Act Panel Training
United States Federal Courthouse
600 E. Harrison Street
Brownsville, Texas
March 4, 2016
Announcement
The Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Texas is presenting a seminar designed to assist Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”) panel attorneys appointed in federal criminal cases. The State Bar of Texas MCLE Department has approved this seminar for 7.25 hours of CLE credit (including 1.0 hour of legal ethics) (Course No. 901344998). There is no cost for participants or for those attorneys wishing to apply for the CLE credit. Registration will be available the morning of the seminar, but preregistration is preferred. If you have any questions, contact Mary Baron at 956-548-2573 or Anna Hughes at 713-718-4600.
Agenda
| 7:30 - 8:15 | Registration | |
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Introductory Remarks The Honorable Andrew S. Hanen, United States District Judge, Southern District of TX The Honorable Rolando Olvera, United States District Judge, Southern District of TX Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Southern District of TX Jeff L. Wilde, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Brownsville, TX |
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| 8:30 - 9:15 | Immigration Issues for Criminal Practitioners Jodi Goodwin, Attorney at Law, Brownsville, TX Immigration Consequences Checklist Motion to Dismiss - Chacon Motion to Dismiss Citizenship - Melendez Immigration Issues for Criminal Practitioners Defending 1326 Prosecutions |
(.75) |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Pretrial Release and Detention Francisco Morales, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX |
(.75) |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Federal Sentencing Update Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Southern District of TX |
(.75) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Ya Pagué-Recidivist Enhancements Kyle B. Welch, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, McAllen, TX |
(.50) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Johnson and the Vagueness Doctrine Hector A. Casas, Assistant Federal Public Defender Rikin Shah, Research & Writing Specialist |
(.50) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | CJA Issues The Honorable Felix Recio, former United States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of TX The Honorable Ronald G. Morgan, United States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of TX The Honorable Ignacio Torteya, III, United States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of TX |
(.75) |
| 1:45 - 2:45 | Recent Cases Timothy Crooks, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender |
(1.0) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Ethics H. Michael Sokolow, First Assistant Federal Public Defender |
(1.0) |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Defending Drug Cases Rudy Rodriguez, Assistant Federal Public Defender |
(.50) |
| 4:30 - 5:15 | The Fourth Amendment in South Texas Humberto Yzaguirre, Assistant Federal Public Defender |
(.75) |
Approval pending for 7.25 hours of CLE credit by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department, including 1.0 hour of legal ethics.
This seminar is for attorneys eligible or seeking to become eligible to take CJA appointments.