This course has hit its limit of 170 attendees as of 12/7/23. Please check back here for details and updates on capacity status. If we receive cancelations and space becomes available, the registration will be re-opened on this page. Unfortunately, walk-in registrants will NOT be accepted.
Anyone who is new to a prosecutor’s office or who has not had sufficient opportunity in trial should plan to attend TDCAA’s Prosecutor Trial Skills Course. It’s a full week of intensive training that prepares newly hired prosecutors for their work both in the courtroom and out. Seasoned faculty advisors are assigned to small groups of attendees to answer questions and direct discussions at each table. Elements of trial are covered, from opening statements to closing arguments, as are DWI and domestic violence prosecution (two of the most common offenses new prosecutors handle), plea bargains, probation revocation hearings, and motions to suppress. There’s even an optional forum on Class C misdemeanors for those who practice in JP or municipal courts. New prosecutors won’t want to miss this intensive, high-quality training customized especially for them!
The Prosecutor Trial Skills Course will be held at the Austin Southpark Hotel. To make reservations at the $140 group rate, call (888) 874-2883 and mention TDCAA in order to get the discounted rate. Rates are available until Dec 16 or until the block is sold out, whichever comes first.
The conference will begin at 4:00pm on Sunday, Jan 7 and will adjourn around noon on Friday, Jan 12.
A password will be sent to registered attendees one week prior to the event to download materials.
A QR code will be provided at the conference to evaluate each talk and its presenter.
Standard Reimbursement Policy: TDCAA will reimburse only eligible prosecutors and prosecutor office employees up to the GSA rate per night for five nights’ stay at a hotel. Due to the increase in hotel reimbursement, TDCAA will no longer reimburse for meals. Additionally, TDCAA will not reimburse for travel, registration fees, hotel tax, parking, taxi costs, or other extraordinary expenses. All other expenses are your own.