Judicial Orientation for New County Judges

Overton Hotel & Conference Center 2322 Mac Davis Lane Lubbock, TX 79401 (806) 776-7000 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 Orientation for New County Judges is a great opportunity for newly elected judges to meet their peers and other professionals in judicial education. New judges will become acquainted with and proficient in the key functions of their judicial duties. Our goal is for judges to leave the education sessions with ample knowledge and confidence to perform the duties of their office. Reimbursement This program is partially funded by a Judicial & Court Personnel Training Fund Grant administered by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a Traffic Safety Grant administered by the Texas Department of Transportation. In accordance with the grant guidelines, judges may be reimbursed for attendance to the Fall Judicial Education Session or the Spring Judicial Education Session, up to $1,000 total per fiscal year. All travel reservations made through third-party internet booking sites (Hotels.com, Expedia.com, Booking.com, etc.) cannot be reimbursed. For more information on reimbursement, please call Ashley Royer at (800) 456-5974. Reimbursements must be submitted to TAC within 60 days of the event. Any reimbursement received after 60 days will not be reimbursed. Reimbursement may be provided for county judges only. Who Should Attend All county judges with judicial duties who were elected in the 2026 general election, and any judge elected or appointed since Jan. 1, 2023. Registration Information Registration will open in September at the start of the new fiscal year. The registration fee for this conference is $250. Registration fees are voluntary and used for expenses that are unallowable or are insufficiently covered by the Judicial & Court Personnel Training Fund Grant. This includes speaker fees, materials, meals and social activities. Fees collected are deposited to a fund held for county judge 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. Dan Hicks, Scurry County Judge Hon. Lisa Johnson, Hemphill County Judge Hon. Doug Reeder, Morris County Judge Hon. Robert Newsom, Hopkins County Judge Hon. Curtis Parrish, Lubbock County Judge Hon. Martha Gomez Ponce, Dimmit County Judge Hon. Byron Ryder, Leon County Judge Hon. Jimmy Sylvia, Chambers County Judge Hon. Cindy Yeatts Brown, TAC President, Denton County Treasurer (ex officio) Ms. Jamie Baker, Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library, Texas Tech University School of Law Library (ex officio)