We are excited to invite you to the 2024 Pinal County Spring COJET Conference! This year's one-day virtual conference will be held on Wednesday, March 13th, via ZOOM!

As a reminder, per ACJA 1-302, all full-time judges and court personnel are required to obtain at least 16 COJET credit hours of judicial education each year, including a half hour of ethics, a half hour of computer/network security, and six hours of live/real-time training. The Spring Conference is a great opportunity to get a jump on obtaining those credit hours, especially the live/real time credit hours.

No registration is needed for the Spring Conference. Select the desired session(s) below by clicking the link that will place you in the Zoom session. Yes, it's really that simple! There will also be a link to handouts and evaluations under the link to the training. Please keep in mind that an evaluation will need to be filled out in order to obtain a certificate for the training. Please turn your certificates in to your training coordinator or supervisor after obtaining the certificates!

Again, no registration necessary, just select the desired session(s) below by clicking the hyperlink that will place you in the Zoom session and make sure to keep the passcode for the respective zoom meeting nearby.

Please check back on this Conference Page for session materials, evaluations, and certificates.


Zoom Cheat Sheet (Click here)
Location
Online
Zoom
Date & Time
March 13, 2024, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Schedule
8:30 am - 9:30 AM
Managing Competency Issues - Dana Gavin, Clinical Liaison: Vulnerable Persons Unit
When is a Rule 11 evaluation necessary? There are many things to consider including effectiveness, efficiency, and the ultimate goal. We will discuss making the decision, working through the process, and the various ways a case that has moved through Rule 11 can be resolved.
Zoom Link - Managing Competency Issues
Passcode - 337334

Handout
Evaluation
10:00 am - 11:00 AM
Microsoft OneNote Training - Judge Delia Neal, Kathy Sherwood: Judicial Assistant, Dan Tillman: Court IT Supervisor, and Ashley Kendall; Deputy Clerk Manager for Pinal County Clerk of the Superior Court
This training session will take a look at the Microsoft OneNote application and how it can be utilized by judicial staff for all note taking needs. Dan Tillman will provide a general introduction to OneNote, Ashley Kendall will show how Clerks can best utilize OneNote, and Judge Delia Neal and Kathy Sherwood will instruct on how Judges and Judicial Assistants can take advantage of the application.
Zoom Link - Microsoft OneNote Training
Passcode - 324407

Handout
Evaluation
11:15 am - 12:15 PM
Assisting the Highly Emotional Customer - Carrie Gremard, Case Coordinator: Conciliation Court
In this training session, we will discuss the difference between a highly emotional customer and a difficult customer as well as how to assist them with a different approach. We will also discuss how knowing yourself greatly impacts your customer service skills. Providing excellent customer service while dealing with emotional customers takes patience, understanding, professionalism, and it all starts with you.
Zoom Link - Assisting the Highly Emotional Customer
Passcode -399742

Handout
Evaluation
1:15 Pm - 2:15 PM
Gossiping and Oversharing - Judith Costello, Court Interpreter for Coconino County
The Arizona Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees indicates that as court staff we have the responsibility to promote the confidence in the Judiciary, which is achieved not only through our competent work, fairness, impartiality, and excellent customer service, but also through the ethical behavior, professionalism, and confidentiality. We do not campaign or discuss politics at work, and we never discuss pending cases, or the individuals involved in them. But what other topics do we need to avoid at court? Discretion is part of professionalism. (This training will satisfy the Ethics requirement)
Zoom Link - Gossiping and Oversharing
Passcode - 648475

Handout 1
Handout 2
Evaluation
2:30 Pm - 3:00 PM
Project Avary - Natasha Blakely, Outreach Coordinator & Counselor for Project Avary
At Project Avary, we help children heal from the impacts of having a parent in prison by surrounding youth with a long-term, supportive community of peer and adult mentors and by empowering them with leadership development skills. Project Avary has been working with children of incarcerated parents for over two decades and are national leaders in supporting children with incarcerated parents. Training will include a full overview of our organization, its impact on youth, and how to enroll system impacted youth.
Zoom Link - Project Avary
Passcode - 434905

Handout
Evaluation
3:15 Pm - 4:15 PM
Cyberspace Invaders! Invasion of the Password Snatchers - Stewart Bruner, Manager of Strategic Planning/Admin for AOC
A Commission on Technology staff member, Stewart Bruner will call attention to recent changes to the electronic communications policy for court employees before covering more stringent password requirements being imposed by Microsoft. He will also walk students step-by-step through an attack on several court employees that stole their 2FA credentials and detail ways Artificial Intelligence is being used in more sophisticated phishing attacks. (This training will satisfy the Computer/Network Security requirement)
Zoom Link - Cyberspace Invaders: Invasion of the Password Snatchers
Passcode - 917281

Handout
Evaluation
​​​​ We Look Forward to Seeing You There!!
Hosted By the Pinal County Judicial Education & Training Committee
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