Texas Judicial Council
205 West 14^th Street, Suite 600 Tom C. Clark Building (512) 463-1625 FAX (512) 463-1648
P. O. Box 12066 Austin, Texas 78711-2066

Chair: Hon: Thomas R. Phillips Chief Justice, Supreme Court	Director: Ms. Denise Davis, J.D. Office of Court Administration
Vice Chair: Hon. Micheal J. McCormick Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals

TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Thursday, September 14, 2000

10:30 A.M.

SUPREME COURT COURTROOM

201 W. 14^th Street, 1^st Floor

AUSTIN, TEXAS

AGENDA

I. Commencement of Meeting

Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips

II. Attendance of Members

III. Minutes of February 29, 2000 Meeting

IV. Legislative Update- Ms. Denise Davis

V. Report from Council Committees; Discussion and Council Action

A. Committee on Media and the Courts Judge Robin Smith

B. Committee on Judicial Campaign Finance Judge David Patronella

C. Committee on Law Clerk Recruitment

1. Student Loan Repayment Program Mr. Bill Hamilton

2. Judicial Internship Program Ms. Delia Martinez Carian

D. Committee on Judicial Performance Measures Rep. Pete Gallego

1. Appellate Courts Chief Justice Marilyn Aboussie

2. District Courts Mr. Jim Brickman

VI. Report from Office of Court Administration; Council Discussion and Action

1. Committee on Court Funding's Funding Recommendations Bill Hamilton

2. Model Jury Summons Questionnaire and Resolution Jim Bethke

3. Statistical Reporting Issues David Mudd, Denise Davis, and Margaret Bennett

VII. Report from Judicial Committee on Information Technology

Jerry L. Benedict

VIII. Other Business

A. Preliminary Discussion of Texas Judicial Council Strategic Plan

B. Other Issues

IX. Date of Next Meeting

X. Adjournment