TCCRA Presents E-FILING Reporter’s Record TRAINING for Second Court of  Appeals
Saturday, June 2, 2012   9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
352nd District Court Courtroom
401 W. Belknap, 8th Floor
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
$25.00* per person

Come join us for an informative session regarding the e-filing portal
system. Marigay Black will be our guest speaker for a hands-on, step-by-step instructional training. Handouts will be provided; however, if you bring your own thumb drive, we will download the handouts for you.

Voluntary e-filing is scheduled for June 1st. Mandatory start date is
January 1st, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact Monica Willenburg at (817) 884- 2732 monicaw352@sbcglobal.net or Kim Cherry at (817) 884-2459 kcherry@tarrantcounty.com. E-mail or Call to Register. Money will be collected at the door.

*Fees collected are to defray costs/donation to TCRA F.A.I.R. Pac
 
 
     We installed new officers at our May meeting.  I am looking forward to what this year brings, as we have several freelance reporters serving as officers.
     
 
 
Texas Court Reporters Association is looking for members of TCRA who are Military Veterans, combat and non-combat, to provide them with your information regarding your military service.  At the 2012 TCRA Annual Convention, TCRA will be honoring our veterans on Saturday, June 23rd and they would like to recognize you and the service you have provided our country.
If you have served our country in anyway, please respond to tcrahq@embarqmail.comwith the following information:
1.) Branch of service and rank2.) Years served3.) Information on serving during a war or conflict, if any; please denote name & dates4.) Photo of yourself in uniform
If you should have any questions, please let TCRA Headquarters know by calling them at (903) 675-1806.
 Sincerely,
Annual Convention Committee
Texas Court Reporters Association
 
 
TCCRA is presently taking nominations for the following positions:
2012-2013 President-Elect,Vice-President,Treasurer and Secretary Our election is held in May and all officers will be inducted in June. Please send in your nominations by March 30, 2012, so that they may be forwarded to the Nominating Committee. Thank you very much, Kim Cherry, President 
 
 
Deadline for Nominations January 1, 2012 
Nominations are now being taken to serve on the 2012/2013 Board of Directors.  Any professional member who is a resident of the State of Texas and a member in good standing shall be eligible for nomination and election. A professional member of TCRA may make a  omination(s) for any seat. 

The following positions available for nomination are: 
President-Elect 
Vice President of Finance 
Vice President of Public Relations 

(Officers serve a one-year term) 
Area Director Seat 2 
Area Director Seat 4 (This is Your Area) 
Area Director Seat 6 
Area Director Seat 8 

(Directors serve a two-year term) 

Please e-mail your nomination(s) to Karen Morris, Chair of the Nominating Committee, at kdeem2@suddenlink.net. Include the name of the nominee and theposition being nominated for, along with your name and contact information.

Remember -Deadline for nominations is January 1, 2012. 
 
 
Members, don't miss out on an opportunity to visit with friends and eat a delicious lunch. We are having Red Hot & Blue cater our Christmas lunch at our December meeting tomorrow with peach cobbler and banana pudding for dessert.  The Reporter of the Year award will be presented.    See you there.
 
 
Our potluck lunch for the court coordinators turned out great.  We appreciate the coordinators coming and spending their lunch with us. A big thanks goes out to all the reporters who brought food, contributed and help with the lunch.  
 
 
Volunteer court reporters are needed October 27th and October 28th in Fort Worth to record personal accounts of American wartime Veterans.  The reporter will provide the Veterans’ oral histories in written transcript form to the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.  

The mission of the Veterans History Project is to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American wartime Veterans so that future generations may hear directly from Veterans and better understand the realities of war.

From talking to a reporter who has already taken some of these interviews, if you have time to help with this cause, you will definitely  be touched by this experience.

Please contact Monica Willenburg at monicaw352@sbcglobal.net or Frances Janzic at fbj.csr@gmail.com to help with this great cause.






 
 
Our next meeting will be a day meeting on October 5th from 11:30 - 1:30 on the patio at  Cabo Grande115 W. 2nd Street , Fort Worth.  We've been alternating day and night meetings to make it more convenient for everyone.  See you there.
 
 
We have seven people signed up for the American Heart Association Heart Walk happening this Saturday.  It's not too late to join us.  Under "Events," you can go to link and sign up.  We are meeting downtown and going as a group.  If you want to go with us, we'll send you the details on when and where to meet.