Jurists in Residence
Senior District Judge John Specia (ret), has served as Jurist in Residence for the Office of Court Administration since 2009. Judge Specia acts as a consultant, trainer and speaker, and provides expert advice on matters that involve child protection courts. He has provided valuable support to the state's court improvement efforts in his role of judicial liasion with CPS in collaborative efforts to solve system problems. He periodically sends short question and answer Jurist in Residence letters via email to Texas judges who hear CPS cases.
District Judge Robin Sage (ret), joined Judge Specia to become the second Jurist in Residence for the Office of Court Administration in 2011 when she retired from the 307th Family District Court in Longview. She has been an Assigned Judge for the CPC Northeastern Texas Foster Care Docket since her retirement, and like Judge Specia, Judge Sage has been active in Court Improvement Program activities since the mid-1990s. One of her first tasks will be to update the Commission's CPS Judicial Bench Book.
Jurist in Residence Letters
Permanency Care Assistance Program - 3rd JIR
Free Spanish language interpretation available by telephone for some courts
Court Hearing Practices and Court Costs
Children's Commission offers registration scholarships for Child Abuse & Neglect Workshop
New DFPS Subpoena Policy
New Appellate Rules Applicable to Termination of Parental Rights or State as Managing Conservator
CPS realigns staff in response to state budget cuts
Free (CLE) Online Attorney Training on Representing Parents in CPS Cases
Engagement Efforts to Achieve Permanency
Psychoactive Medications
DFPS Foster Care Redesign
Impact of Budget Deficits on CPS
Bench Book for CPS Judges
Extending Foster Care Beyond 18
Implicit Bias in Judicial Decision-Making
Permanency Care Assistance Program Basics
Permanency Care Assistance Program Follow Up
FAQ: Permanency Care Assistance (PCA) Program
Star Health & Psychotropic Medications
Star Health Contacts
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