2024 Limited Jurisdiction Judges Association

Conference Agenda, Presentation Materials, and Biographies

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024


5:00 – 7:00pm

President’s Welcome Reception (No Host, Main Bar)

Wednesday, September 4, 2024


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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

Gabe Goltz, Moderator

John R. Lopez, IV

Marcus Reinkensmeyer


Slides

10:45 – 11:00am

BREAK

11:00am – 12:00pm

Sedona

Ethics and Code of Conduct

April Elliott

Slides
Verde A & B

Animal Seizure Hearings

Alison Ferrante

Slides
Prescott/Chino

Records Requests

Craig Washburn

Slides

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Cottonwood/Clarkdale

HOSTED LUNCH

Arizona Room

LJJA Board Meeting

Sherwood Johnston

 

1:00 – 2:00pm

Sedona

Social Media and Political Activity

April Elliott

Slides

Verde A & B

The Complexities of Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse (and the Changing Legal Status of Animals as Crime Victims)

Alison Ferrante

Slides

Prescott/Chino

Legal Advice vs. Information

Ken Kung

Slides

2:00 – 2:15pm

BREAK

2:15 – 3:15pm

Prescott/Chino

Civil Traffic Refresher

Alisha Villa

Slides
Verde A & B

Dealing with the Media/Public Relations

Monica Lindstrom


Sedona

Protective Orders Refresher

Charles Adornetto

Slides Only

Handouts and Slides

3:15 – 3:30pm

BREAK

3:30 – 4:30pm

Verde A & B

Insuring Justice for Self-Represented Litigants

Sam Thumma, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One

Slides

Sedona

Defendant’s Threatening/Harassing Judicial Officers, Staff and Family

Alison Ferrante, Marcus Hernandez

Slides
Prescott/Chino

Civil Traffic Remote Hearings

Katie Lavery, Gabriel Nunez

Slides

Thursday, September 5, 2024


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Presentation Materials

9:00 – 10:30am

Cottonwood/Clarkdale

Artificial Intelligence

Sam ThummaCas Laskowski

Slides 1

Slides 2

NACM AI Guide

10:30 – 10:45am

BREAK

10:45 – 11:45am

Verde A & B

Evictions Refresher

Charles Adornetto

Slides only

Handouts and Slides

 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

Marcela P. Avalo, Veronica Olivares

 Slides


11:45am – 1:00pm 

Cottonwood/Clarkdale

LJJA Membership Meeting/Lunch

1:00 – 2:00pm

Cottonwood/Clarkdale

Hot Topics

James Blake, Joan Dwyer, Catherine Gaudreau, Jerry Landau, Jordan Reardon

Handout 1

Handout 2

Handout 3

Handout 4

Handout 5

Handout 6 Word

Handout 6 PDF

2:00 – 2:15pm

BREAK

2:15 – 3:15pm

Verde A & B

Caselaw Updates

James Blake

Slides Only

Slides for Notes

Handout

Prescott/Chino

Deciphering the Mitigation Matrix

Jerry Landau, Don Jacobson


Slides

Slides 2

Sedona

IA/Arraignment Refresher

Charles Adornetto

Handouts and Slides

Slides Only

3:15 – 3:30pm

BREAK

3:30 – 4:30pm

Sedona

Legislation & Rules Updates

Charles Adornetto, Liana Garcia

Handouts and Slides

Legislative Slides

Verde A & B

Human Trafficking

Stacey Sutherland

Slides
 Prescott/Chino

Small Claims Refresher

Sherwood Johnston

Slides for Notes

Handout 1

Handout 2

Handout 3

4:30 – 5:00pm

BREAK

5:00 – 7:00pm

Cottonwood/Clarkdale

Law, Film and Ethics – Movie

Gabe Goltz

Friday, September 6, 2024

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Presentation Materials

9:00 – 10:50am

Sedona

Law, Film and Ethics – Discussion

Gabe Goltz

 Verde A&B

Inmate Release Court

Tyrone Jackson, Don Verrett, Janita Zendejas

 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

11:55 – 12:00pm

Closing Remarks

Sherwood Johnston


Webmaster Email: sherwood.johnston@jbazmc.maricopa.gov

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