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Jurists in Residence (JIR)

The Jurist in Residence (JIR) program is designed to facilitate communication among the JCMH, the judiciary, and mental health stakeholders such as judges, attorneys, mental health professionals, law enforcement, or other community and state leaders.

225th District Court (Ret.)

Judge John J. Specia, Jr.

Tarrant County Criminal Court 9 (Ret.)

Judge Brent Carr

JIR Letters

June 2024

  • JCMH Summer Webinar Series
  • 7th Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
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December 2023

  • 2023 Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
  • Top 10 Learning Points from the 2023 Summit
  • January 26th Commission Meeting
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Top-10-Learning-Points-from-the-6th-Annual-Summit-on-Mental-Health.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=s30Qgjl1vE8

September 2023

  • JCMH Legislative Progress
  • October 18th Commission Meeting
  • 6th Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=jppgYwfjQkw

July 2023

  • The JCMH is Honored to Introduce New Jurist in Residence,
    Judge Brent Carr (Ret.)
  • JCMH Legislative Progress
  • 2023 Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Introducing-Judge-Brent-Carr--Ret--.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=SW6O37dPDPk

March 2023

  • JCMH Podcast
  • Emergency Detention Round Table Report
  • 2023 Summit Request for Proposals Now Open
  • April 12th Commission Meeting
  • JCMH Legislative Progress 
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--JCMH-Podcast-.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=VMPREgsWw_Y

January 2023

  • Top 10 Learning Points from the 2022 Summit
  • Launch of Regional Eliminate the Wait Series
  • Emergency Detention Roundtable
  • January 26th Commission Meeting
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October 2022

  • Start a Behavioral Health Leadership Team
  • Launch of Mental Health Law Training Events
  • Children's Mental Health Roundtable Report
  • Virtual Summit Registration 
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Start-or-Join-a-Behavioral-Health-Leadership-Team.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=E_SyVlRGe5M

August 2022

  • Help Needed: Survey on Mental Health Commitments
  • Registration Now Open for 5th Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
  • Year Two of Eliminate the Wait
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Gathering-Data-on-Mental-Health-Commitments.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=021wzN3HeaM

June 2022

  • Announcing the Mental Health Court 10-Step Guide!
  • Registration Now Open for 5th Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
  • Bench Books Now Online – and on the Lawbox App
  • Local Mental Health Events
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Announcing-the-Mental-Health-Court-10-Step-Guide-.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=aMubXaNK3qI

March 2022

  • Save the Date for the 5th Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health!
  • 2022 Summit Request for Proposals Now Open
  • Announcing the Forms Bank
  • Texas Tech Mental Health Law Symposium
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Navigating-the-Four-Rivers.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=Pl-tWMaDxGM

January 2022

  • Updated Website and New Innovations in Mental Health Map
  • February 10th Commission Meeting
  • Texas Mental Health and IDD Law Code Book Available
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--JCMH-Launches-New-Website.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=_fu0t-TcXu4

December 2021

  • Top 10 Takeaways from the 2021 Judicial Summit on Mental Health
  • Texas Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law Bench Books
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Top-10-Summit-Takeaways.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=2OsIAZ2i1dM

September 2021

  • Congratulations, Community Diversion Coordinator Grantees!
  • Registration Open for 4th Annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
  • Announcing Eliminate the Wait: the Texas Action Plan for Right-Sizing Competency Restoration Services
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May 2021

  • Additional Technology Grants Available
  • 2022 Court Improvement Grant Applications are Open
  • Community Diversion Coordinator Pilot Program Application Now Open
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--New-Grants-Available-and-Pilot-Program-Now-Open.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=Gu-oOVZwybM

February 2021

  • 2021 Summit Request for Proposals Now Open
  • February 19th Virtual Commission Meeting
  • Scholarships Available for NCJFCJ National Conference on Juvenile Justice
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Summit-Request-for-Proposals-and-NCJFCJ-Scholarships-Available.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=Cgxcl8jR6h4

December 2020

  • Top 10 Takeaways from the 2020 Judicial Summit on Mental Health
  • Texas Juvenile Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law Bench Book
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Summit-Takeaways.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=gSDAS-4a3dg

October 2020

  • Competency Restoration
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July 2020

  • JCMH Summit 2020 Registration and Technology Grants Now Available
External web link - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Jurist-in-Residence-Letter--Summit-Registration-and-Technology-Grants-Now-Available.html?soid=1130875678979&aid=7CBCKpewm6I

April 2019

  • Inaugural Jurist in Residence Resource Letter
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