DeSoto City Lights March, 2018 www.desototexas.gov A Publication of the City of DeSoto Community Relations Department DeSoto’s Court Administrator, Jeremy Leonard, recently completed all of the requirements for Level III of the Municipal Court Clerk CerƟficaƟon Program. He was awarded the Ɵtle of CerƟfied Municipal Court Clerk by the Texas Court Clerks AssociaƟon (TCCA) in conjuncƟon with the Texas Municipal Courts EducaƟon Center (TMCEC), the Texas Municipal Courts AssociaƟon (TMCA), and Texas State University – San Marcos. Jeremy has served in the DeSoto Municipal Court since October 2013. Prior to DeSoto, Jeremy had the privilege to serve eleven years in the Municipal Courts of Venus, Burleson, and Fort Worth. To qualify for the Ɵtle of CerƟfied Municipal Court Clerk, clerks must complete the requirements for Level 1, Level II, and Level III. These requirements include compleƟng 40 hours of conƟnuing educaƟon and passing a four‐hour exam at each level. AddiƟonally, to complete Level III, clerks must also aƩend a 24‐hour Assessment Clinic, complete forty hours of court observaƟon, submit a journal of those observaƟons, and aƩend a 12‐hour court administrator seminar. The Level III exam quesƟons are taken from sixteen books, covering the following topics: diversity management, total quality management, facilitaƟon skills, performance appraisals, hiring and supervising procedures, office management, records and caseflow management, budgeƟng and financial management, cost analysis, court collecƟons, leadership, organizaƟonal effecƟveness, communicaƟon, implemenƟng change, and managing human resources. “By achieving his Level III cerƟficaƟon, Jeremy has joined a very small, elite group of professional court clerks,” said DeSoto Municipal Court Judge ScoƩ Kurth. “His conƟnuing commitment to excellence has enabled the DeSoto Municipal Court to use cuƫng‐edge technology through iniƟaƟves like video court dockets that provide our ciƟzens with simple and convenient access to the court system.” DeSoto’s Municipal Court Clerk Receives Prestigious Level III Certiϔication Pictured from leŌ, DeSoto Municipal Court Judge ScoƩ Kurth, Heather Leonard, Jeremy Leonard and DeSoto City Manager, Tarron J. Richardson, Ph.D.
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DeSoto City Lights
March,2018www.desototexas.gov
A Publication of the City of DeSoto Community Relations Department
DeSoto’s Court Administrator, Jeremy Leonard, recently completed all of the
requirements for Level III of the Municipal Court Clerk Cer fica on Program. He was
awarded the tle of Cer fied Municipal Court Clerk by the Texas Court Clerks
Associa on (TCCA) in conjunc on with the Texas Municipal Courts Educa on Center
(TMCEC), the Texas Municipal Courts Associa on (TMCA), and Texas State University –
San Marcos. Jeremy has served in the DeSoto Municipal Court since October 2013.
Prior to DeSoto, Jeremy had the privilege to serve eleven years in the Municipal Courts
of Venus, Burleson, and Fort Worth.
To qualify for the tle of Cer fied Municipal Court Clerk, clerks must complete the
requirements for Level 1, Level II, and Level III. These requirements include comple ng
40 hours of con nuing educa on and passing a four‐hour exam at each level.
Addi onally, to complete Level III, clerks must also a end a 24‐hour Assessment Clinic, complete forty hours of
court observa on, submit a journal of those observa ons, and a end a 12‐hour court administrator seminar.
The Level III exam ques ons are taken from sixteen books, covering the following topics: diversity
management, total quality management, facilita on skills, performance appraisals, hiring and supervising
procedures, office management, records and caseflow management, budge ng and financial management,