Monday – October 1, 2012

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM     Registration (Plaza Foyer, 3rd Floor)

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM     Information Fair (Plaza Foyer, 3rd Floor)

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM     Welcome and Opening Remarks
                                   (Plaza Ballroom, 3rd Floor)

• Hon. Eric T. Washington, Co-Chair CCJ/COSCA Access, Fairness, and Public Trust Committee
• Hon. Patricia W. Griffin, Co-Chair CCJ/COSCA Access, Fairness, and Public Trust Committee
• Mr. Jonathan Mattiello, Executive Director, State Justice Institute

5:45 PM – 6:15 PM     Keynote Address: (Plaza Ballroom)

• Hon. Wallace B. Jefferson, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
• Hon. Edward C. Prado, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM     Networking Reception (Monarch Room, 24th Floor)

Tuesday – October 2, 2012

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM     Registration (Plaza Foyer, 3rd Floor)

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM     Information Fair (Plaza Foyer, 3rd Floor)

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM     Continental Breakfast (Plaza Ballroom, 3rd Floor)

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM     Welcome (Plaza Ballroom, 3rd Floor)

• Ms. Mary Campbell McQueen, President, National Center for State Courts

8:45 AM – 10:00 AM     Plenary Session: Understanding the Legal Context (Plaza Ballroom)

Moderator: Hon. Eric T. Washington, Chief Judge District of Columbia Court of Appeals

• Mr. Michael Buenger, Consultant, National Center for State Courts
• Mr. Robert S. Peck, President, Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM     Plenary Session: Components of a Language Access Plan (Plaza Ballroom)

Moderator: Hon. Patricia W. Griffin, State Court Administrator, Delaware Administrative Office of the Courts

• Mr. Paul F. De Losh, Director of the Department of Judicial Services, Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia
• Hon. Maria Kahn, Superior Court Judge, Fairfield Judicial District, State of Connecticut.
• Ms. Mindy Macias, Director of Human Resources, State Court Administrator's Office, Colorado Judicial Department

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM     Plenary Session: Remote Interpreting: A Business Solution (Plaza Ballroom)

Moderator/Speaker: Dr. Thomas M. Clarke, Vice President of Research and Chief Information Officer, National Center for State Courts

• Ms. Sheryl Connolly, Trial Court Services Director, Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts
• Mr. Ervin Dimeny, Court Interpreting Services Manager, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts
• Hon. Vanessa M. Dickson, Chief District Judge, 14th Judicial District of Kentucky, Bourbon, Scott, and Woodford Counties
• Hon. Patrick R. McDermott, County Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit of Nebraska

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM     Luncheon (Plaza Ballroom)

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM     Concurrent Workshops (six sessions, all on the 3rd floor)

Roundtable: Strengthening a Language Access Plan (Galleria 1)

Moderator: Hon. Patricia W. Griffin, State Court Administrator, Delaware Administrative Office of the Courts

• Mr. J. Joseph Baxter, State Court Administrator, Supreme Court of Rhode Island
• Ms. Emy Lopez, Language Access Administrator, Office of Language Access, Colorado Judicial Department 
• Ms. Mary Rose Zingale, Courts Service Director, Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

Workshop:  Collaborative Approaches    (Galleria 2)

Moderator: Hon. Jim Hannah, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Arkansas

• Ms. Brenda Aiken, Language Services Coordinator, Alaska Court System
• Mr. Matt Benefiel, Trial Court Administrator, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
• Ms. Pamela Sanchez, Statewide Program Manager, Language Access Services, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

Workshop: Developing Interpreter Resources and Credentialing Program    (Galleria 3)

Moderator: Mr. David K. Boyd, State Court Administrator, Iowa Judicial Branch

• Ms. Laura Dolgin, Court Improvement and Innovation Programs Manager, Office of the Court Administrator, State of Vermont
• Hon. Travis L Francis, Assignment Judge, New Jersey Judiciary, Middlesex Vicinage
• Ms. Debi S. Tulang-De Silva, Program Director, Office of Equality and Access to Courts, Hawaii State Judiciary

Workshop: Addressing the Immigration Status, Culture, and Language Connections in Planning   (Bellaire)

Moderator: Ms. Marla S. Moore, Director, Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts

• Dr. John A. Martin, Director of Immigration Initiative, Center for Public Policy Studies

Workshop: Management of Remote Interpreting Technology   (Post Oak)

Moderator: Mr. Zygmont Pines, Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts

• Ms. Rena Micklewright, Deputy Coordinator, Court Interpreting Services, New York State Unified Court System
• Ms. Rosa P. Oakes, Court Program Coordinator, Utah Administrative Office of the Courts
• Hon. Daniel C, Moreno, District Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County, Minnesota
• Ms. Polly Ryan, Program Coordinator, State Court Administrator’s Office, Supreme Court of Minnesota

Workshop: Training Judges and Court Personnel   (Tanglewood)

Moderator: Hon. Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court

• Ms. Carmel Capati, Court Interpreter Manager, Office of Court Operation, Supreme Court of Wisconsin
• Hon. John Damon, Circuit Court Judge, Trempealeau County Circuit Court of Wisconsin
• Ms. Andrea Krlickova, Court Services Analyst, Administrative Office of the Courts of Nevada
• Hon. Valorie Vega, District Court Judge, 8th Judicial District Court of Nevada

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM     Break (Galleria Foyer, 3rd Floor)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM     Concurrent Workshops (six sessions, all on the 3rd floor)

Workshop: Planning for Technology Projects    (Galleria 1)

Moderator: Ms. Carol Mitchell, Court Access Specialist, Administrative Office of the Courts, Arizona Supreme Courts

• Ms. Katrin Johnson, State Court Interpreter Coordinator, Administrative Office of the Courts of Washington
• Mr. Ervin Dimeny, Court Interpreting Services Manager, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts
• Ms. Laurie Dudgeon, Administrative Director, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts
• Ms. Jennifer D. Singletary, Special Projects Counsel, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Administrative Office West Virginia
• Hon. Janis Whitener-Moberg, District Court Judge, Grant County, Washington

Workshop: Training Interpreters    (Galleria 2)

Moderator: Ms. Janice Walker, State Court Administrator, Nebraska Supreme Court

• Mr. Gregory J. Linhares, State Court Administrator, Supreme Court of Missouri
• Ms. Kelly Mills, Program Manager, Court Interpreter Services, Oregon Judicial Department
• Mr. Osvaldo R. Aviles, Interpreter Program Administrator, Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts

Workshop: Translation of Documents    (Galleria 3)

Moderator: Ms. Sally Holewa, State Court Administrator, Supreme Court of North Dakota

• Ms. Dina E. Fein, First Justice, Western Division of the Massachusetts Housing Court
• Ms. Gaye Gentes, Manager of the Office of Court Interpreters, Trial Court of Massachusetts
• Hon. Andrea C. Peeples, Judge, Franklin County Municipal Court of Ohio
• Mr. Bruno G. Romero, Manager of the Interpreter Services Program, Supreme Court of Ohio
• Hon. Gary L. Yost, Judge, Ashtabula County Circuit Court of Ohio

Workshop: Data Collection and Analysis   (Bellaire)

Moderator: Ms. Nancy Dixon, Judicial Administrator, Kansas Supreme Court

• Mr. Joseph D. D’Alesio, Executive Director, Superior Court Operations of Connecticut
• Mr. Thomas A. Genung, Trial Court Administrator, 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
• Ms. Jacquie Ring, Supervising Court Services Analyst, Court Interpreters Program, Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts

Workshop: Managing Interpreter Staff and Contractors   (Tanglewood)

Moderator: Ms. Katie Bond, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Office of Court Administration

• Ms. Michele Oken, Administrator II, Central Civil Division, Los Angeles Superior Court, California
• Ms. Mara Simmons, Court Interpreter Services Director, Administrative Office of the Courts of Arkansas
• Ms. Sandra Bryan, Coordinator, Court Interpreting Services, New York State Unified Court System

Workshop: Providing Services Outside of the Courtroom  (Post Oak)

Moderator: Mr. Arthur W. Pepin, Director, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

• Hon. Audrey J. S. Carrion, Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit of Maryland
• Ms. Hanna Sanders, Access to Justice Coordinator, Maine Judicial Branch
• Mr. David W. Slayton, Administrative Director, Texas Office of Court Administration

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM     State Team Meeting – Exercise #1 (see assignment sheet for locations)

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM     Reception (West Alabama, 3rd floor)

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM     Dinner (Plaza Ballroom, 3rd floor)

Wednesday – October 3, 2012

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM     Continental Breakfast (Galleria Foyer, 3rd Floor)

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM     Concurrent Workshops (six sessions, all on third floor)

Workshop: Funding and Authorization for Interpreter Programs  (Galleria 1)

Moderator: Mr. Daniel J. Becker, State Court Administrator, State of Utah

• Ms. Lilia G. Judson, Executive Director, Division of State Court Administration, Indiana Supreme Court
• Ms. Linda P. Smith, Program Manager, Georgia Commission on Interpreters, Administrative Office of the Courts
• Ms. Elizabeth A, Sykes, Director, Administrative of the Courts of Tennessee

Workshop: Collaborative Approaches  (repeat) (Galleria 2)

Moderator: Hon. Paul A. Suttell, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Rhode Island

• Ms. Brenda Aiken, Resource Development Officer, Alaska Court System
• Mr. Matt Benefiel, Trial Court Administrator, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
• Ms. Pamela Sanchez, Statewide Program Manager, Language Access Services, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

Workshop: Management of Remote Interpreting Technology  (repeat) (Galleria 3)

Moderator: Mr. James D. Gingerich, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts, Supreme Court of Arkansas

• Ms. Rena Micklewright, Deputy Coordinator, Court Interpreting Services, New York State Unified Court System
• Ms. Rosa P. Oakes, Court Program Coordinator, Utah Administrative Office of the Courts
• Hon. Daniel C, Moreno, District Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County, Minnesota
• Ms. Polly Ryan, Program Coordinator, State Court Administrator’s Office, Supreme Court of Minnesota

Workshop: Managing Interpreter Staff and Contractors  (repeat) (Bellaire)

Moderator: Ms. Janica Bisharat, Director, Court Management Division, Administrative Office of the Courts, Idaho Supreme Court

• Ms. Michele Oken, Administrator II, Central Civil Division, Los Angeles Superior Court, California
• Ms. Mara Simmons, Court Interpreter Services Director, Administrative Office of the Courts of Arkansas
• Ms. Sandra Bryan, Coordinator, Court Interpreting Services, New York State Unified Court System

Workshop: Training Judges and Court Personnel  (repeat) (Post Oak)

Moderator: Hon. F. Philip Carbullido, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Guam

• Ms. Carmel Capati, Court Interpreter Manager, Office of Court Operation, Supreme Court of Wisconsin
• Hon. John Damon, Trempealeau County Circuit Court of Wisconsin
• Ms. Andrea Krlickova, Court Services Analyst, Administrative Office of the Courts of Nevada
• Hon. Valorie Vega, 8th Judicial District Court of Nevada

Workshop: Developing Interpreter Resources and Credentialing Program  (repeat) (Tanglewood)

Moderator: Hon. Christopher Yates, Circuit Judge, 17th Circuit Court of Michigan

• Ms. Laura Dolgin, Court Improvement and Innovation Programs Manager, Office of the Court Administrator, State of Vermont
• Hon. Travis L Francis, Assignment Judge, New Jersey Judiciary, Middlesex Vicinage
• Ms. Debi S. Tulang-De Silva, Program Director, Office of Equality and Access to Courts, Hawaii State Judiciary

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM       State Team Meeting – Exercise #2 (see assignment sheet for locations)

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM     Break (Plaza Foyer, 3rd floor)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM     State Team Reports (Plaza Ballroom, 3rd floor)

Moderator: Ms. Rosalyn Frierson, Director, South Carolina Court Administration

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM     Plenary Session/Wrap Up (Plaza Ballroom, 3rd floor)

• Hon. Eric T. Washington, Co-Chair CCJ/COSCA Access, Fairness, and Public Trust Committee