Texas Judicial Council
205 West 14th 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, December 14, 2000

10:30 A.M.

SUPREME COURT COURTROOM

201 W. 14th Street, 1st Floor

AUSTIN, TEXAS

AGENDA





I.     Commencement of Meeting

                Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips

II.     Attendance of Members

III.     Minutes of September 14, 2000 Meeting

IV.     Legislative Update- Ms. Denise Davis

V.     Preliminary Discussion of Texas Judicial Council Strategic Plan

VI.   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

                E. Subcommittee on Juries Senator Robert Duncan

VII.     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

VIII. Report from Judicial Committee on Information Technology

                Jerry L. Benedict

IX. Other Business

X. Date of Next Meeting

XI. Adjournment