2024 Limited Jurisdiction Judges Association
Conference Agenda, Presentation Materials, and Biographies
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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5:00 – 7:00pm |
President’s Welcome Reception (No Host, Main Bar) |
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
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Click on Presenter name for Bio |
Presentation Materials |
9:00 – 9:15am Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Sherwood Johnston. III, President, LJJA Hon. John R. Lopez, IV, Vice Chief Justice – Arizona Supreme Court | |
9:15 – 10:45am Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
Opening Plenary – Strategic Agenda and the LJ Courts: Town Hall Discussion
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10:45 – 11:00am |
BREAK |
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11:00am – 12:00pm Sedona |
Ethics and Code of Conduct
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Slides |
Verde A & B |
Animal Seizure Hearings |
Slides |
Prescott/Chino | Records Requests
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Slides |
12:00pm – 1:00pm Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
HOSTED LUNCH |
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Arizona Room | LJJA Board Meeting Sherwood Johnston | |
1:00 – 2:00pm Sedona |
Social Media and Political Activity
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Verde A & B |
The Complexities of Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse (and the Changing Legal Status of Animals as Crime Victims)
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Prescott/Chino |
Legal Advice vs. Information
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Slides |
2:00 – 2:15pm |
BREAK |
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2:15 – 3:15pm Prescott/Chino |
Civil Traffic Refresher
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Slides |
Verde A & B |
Dealing with the Media/Public Relations |
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Sedona |
Protective Orders Refresher |
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3:15 – 3:30pm |
BREAK |
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3:30 – 4:30pm Verde A & B |
Insuring Justice for Self-Represented Litigants Sam Thumma, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One |
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Sedona |
Defendant’s Threatening/Harassing Judicial Officers, Staff and Family
Alison Ferrante, Marcus Hernandez |
Slides |
Prescott/Chino |
Civil Traffic Remote Hearings
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Slides |
Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
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Click on Presenter name for Bio |
Presentation Materials |
9:00 – 10:30am Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
Artificial Intelligence |
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10:30 – 10:45am |
BREAK |
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10:45 – 11:45am Verde A & B |
Evictions Refresher
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Sedona |
Arizona Case Processing Time Standards – Establishing Expectations for Timely Justice Andrew Hettinger, Laura Ritenour | Slides |
Prescott/Chino |
Unlocking Effective Communication with Limited English-Speaking Parties: Maximizing Interpreter Services in Limited Jurisdiction Courts | Slides |
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11:45am – 1:00pm Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
LJJA Membership Meeting/Lunch |
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1:00 – 2:00pm Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
Hot Topics
James Blake, Joan Dwyer, Catherine Gaudreau, Jerry Landau, Jordan Reardon
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Handout 6 Word Handout 6 PDF |
2:00 – 2:15pm |
BREAK |
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2:15 – 3:15pm Verde A & B |
Caselaw Updates |
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Prescott/Chino |
Deciphering the Mitigation Matrix
Jerry Landau, Don Jacobson |
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Sedona |
IA/Arraignment Refresher |
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3:15 – 3:30pm |
BREAK |
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3:30 – 4:30pm Sedona |
Legislation & Rules Updates |
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Verde A & B |
Human Trafficking
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Slides |
Prescott/Chino |
Small Claims Refresher | |
4:30 – 5:00pm |
BREAK |
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5:00 – 7:00pm Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
Law, Film and Ethics – Movie |
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Click on Presenter name for Bio |
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9:00 – 10:50am Sedona |
Law, Film and Ethics – Discussion |
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Verde A&B |
Inmate Release Court | Slides |
11:00 – 11:55am Cottonwood/Clarkdale |
Reflections on Courts in Arizona: A Conversation with Two Legends
Former Chief Justice Robert Brutinel, Former Judicial Education Officer Paul Julien
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11:55 – 12:00pm |
Closing Remarks
Sherwood Johnston |