D A L L A S C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T C L E R K

JULY 2017

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1V

The Pitre Press

Inside this issue:

Birthdays, Promotions, &

New Hires

2

Anniversaries 3

Nina Mountique 4

Meet the Staff: Criminal

Court Clerks

5-7

eFile & Juvenile 8

Domestic Violence & Pro-

tective Order

9

Cynthia Bailey 10

Employee of the Month &

Shout-outs

11

Expunction Expo 12-13

Fan Day 14

Technology has empowered the District Clerk office to serve the public with innovative solutions

that is needed to meet all of our obligations, as well as manage our complex, mission-critical func-

tions.

The new Juvenile Case Management System will allow the department to become more efficient,

accessible and responsive to the needs of our citizens. This transforming progress is fueled by the

management team, the expertise of the subject matter experts and other clerical staff. Each of you

understands the mission of the District Clerk office and my commitment to providing excellent cus-

tomer service to the citizens of Dallas County. A special thanks to Carla Gilkey and the Civil clerks,

Candace Tyler and the family clerks who have cross trained and pitched in to assist Juvenile with

their transition to the new case management system. Additionally, thanks to the civil clerks for their

ongoing assistance with the Process Department in issuing and updating citations.

Our Passport Clerks also receive numerous commendations from the public for outstanding cus-

tomer service. Their positive attitude and friendly atmosphere makes the process easier and more

tolerable for our customers. The department serves as an outstanding testimony to team work and

customer satisfaction. Shout outs to Anahi Montoya, Denise Alvarez, Irma Torres, Christina Rodri-

guez, Mary Esther Fernandez, Joshua Randle, Nellie Palacios, and Connie Jones for helping

during our peak times.

The Criminal Tech-Share Case Management System is moving forward. I am extremely grateful

for the incredible ongoing commitment of Tanya Varnado and Deniece Asberry, the Subject Matter

Experts for your efforts to ensuring that the District Clerk office receives a system that will allow us

to work smarter, not harder. Your unwavering dedication serves as a powerful reminder of the

fundamental reason for everything we do.

I am fortunate to have so many clerks who are committed to advancing our mission. I want to

thank each of your individually and collectively for your continued dedication and support.

Blessings,

Felicia Pitre

Message from Fel icia Pi tre:

Honorable Felicia Pitre

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Birthday Shout -outs

JANUARY

Shontoni Turner

Carmen Moorer

Jessie Washington

Belinda Hernandez

Cain Rodriguez

Danitra Wilkerson

Chad Hamill

Kimberly Ferguson

Nikita Mosley

Cassandra Tolbert

Paula Mountique

Harold Denney

Jeannette Webb

Krystal Johnson

Andrea Berg

Jeremy Cooke

Tia Finney-Davenport

Veronica Sloan

George Vent Jr.

Barbara Pippens

FEBRUARY

Debra Polk

Sumetra Rayson

Jesse Reyes

Debra Brown

Janie Garza

Robin Jackson

Cary Rivas

Springe McKinley

Nicholas Zaragoza

David Bradley

Barbie Murphy

Francell Johnson

Meghan Andrewartha

Jacqueline Drake

Diana Telesca

Dianne Coffey

Regina Gale Tobias

Anahi Montoya

Kristy Serrano

Diemeary Dobbins

MARCH

Cynthia Bailey

Tierra Cooper

John Fletch

Rita Flores

Sandra Gray

Nikiya Harris

Jacqueline Jones

Teresa Jones

Joanne Koehler

Ana McDaniel

Treva Parker-Ayodele

Chad Parkhill

Brenda Rebollar

Julio Rodriguez

Erica Wilson

APRIL

Michael Linarez

Marilyn Richards

Adrenna James

Dulce Sanchez

Charlotte Wilson

Verlinda Flowers

Whitney King

Rosa Castillo

Juanita Gonzales

Mikeshia Allen

Cynthia S Bailey

Tiara Jones

Connie Darnell

Michaela Jaramillo

Felisita Lozano

Jesus Rangel

Sacheen Anthony

Regina Fowlks

Jeffery White

Delmetra Washington

MAY

Claire Moses

Rita Rodgers

Adrienne Heads

Barbara Lemaire

Christina Rodriguez

Nannie Turner

Karen Zamora

Barbara Barton

Bridgette Vation

Kimberlee Young

Benny John

David Hernandez

Debora Clark

Anita Freeney

Maria Zamora

Shirley Gomez

PROMOTIONS ALEJANDRA HERNANDEZ-CLERK II

PASSPORT

DIANA TELESCA-CLERK III FAMILY

INGRID RIOS-CLERK I

JACKLON GARRETT-CLERK III MAGISTRATE

SCOTT ANDERS-CLERK II TAX

BARBARA PIPPENS -CLERK III JUVENILE

NIKITA MOSLEY-CLERK IV CIVIL

LATERAL JANIE GARZA-CLERK II MAGISTRATE

NEW HIRES UFOMA OWEH -CLERK II FAMILY

CHRISTIN LARRY-CLERK II JUVENILE

JAZMYNE WILLIAMS-CLERK I FAMILY

SHANTAY SMITH-CLERK II JUVENILE

KHARON WILLIAMS-CLERK I DOCUMENT PRODUCTION

JUANETTA CURRY-CLERK II PASSPORT

JUNE

Orfa Palacios

Angelina Meade

Jenny Vargas

Liska McCasland

Angela Conejo

Taye Beal

Patrick Crawford

Kimberly James

Michael Clark

Aurora Miranda

Brandon Pettigrew

Patricia Briscoe

Ebony Walker

Zelda Ridge

Danita Williams-Devereaux

Latonya Beasley

Naiomy Daniel

Paul Eagle

Twenty Year Sandra Gray Rosa De La Cerda Carolyn Taylor Kendra Mat thews-Freeman Teresa Jones

Twenty -F ive Year Nina Mount ique

Thir ty Year Sandra Si f ford

Anniversaries

Good Luck, Altha!

Altha Miles is a Criminal Court Clerk and is leaving the District Clerk’s office to

work for the Auditors office! Best wishes!

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F ive Year David Bradley Jef fery White Cary Rivas Christ ina Rodriguez Steven Storm Yolanda Ray Harleah Haynie Shannon Thomas

Ten Year Fel icia Pi t re Gary Fi tzsimmons Mariela Avalos Mikeshia Al len Cynthia S. Bai ley Ruthie Gibson Regina Fowlks Whitney King Jacklon Garret t Denise Alvarez Jeremy Cooke Ri ta Rodgers Debra Turner Sheria L inscome

Regina Taylor

Best Wishes, Regina!

We wish Regina Tobias well, who took a position with the Juvenile

Department! Best of luck!

Hey, Tikia!

This year was the first year that the Criminal Collections Dept. was able to

attend training as a whole. Thanks to Tikia for scheduling it and to Paula

and Tia who stepped up to assist customers while the clerks were out.

Happy Ret irement Cla i re Moses Warm wishes to Claire Moses on her retirement . She dedicated over 30 years to Dallas County.

We thank you for your years of service and wish you all of the best!

Welcome Baby! Congratulat ions to Jul io Rodr iguez and his wife, Passpor ts Depar tment, on the ar r iva l of his f ir s t -bor n daughter, Carol ina!

CIVIL FILE

DESK CLERK

‘92-’95

2YEARS

NINA

Electronic Filing

Coordinator

7JUVENILE OPERATIONS

YEARS ASST MANAGER

MOUNTIQUE

1997-2007

CIVIL/FAMILY CASE

FILING SUPERVISOR

CHIEF

DEPUTY

Since 2015

A VOLUNTEER

GREATER METRODREAM CENTER

BOARD MEMBER OF COALITION OF BLACK DEMOCRATS

DALLAS COUNTY BAIL BOND

CASEY FOUNDATION

HENRY WADE SECURITY

DALLAS CO LOCAL DATA-

ADVISORY-JUVENILE

U. OF PHOENIX Bachelors of Science

Business/Management

EL CENTRO COLLEGE Mediation Certificate

PROUD MEMBER OF

Inspiring Body of

Christ Church

25 YEARS OF SERVICE

Congratulations for

Meet the Staff :

Dallas County consists of seventeen criminal courts and the District Clerk supports each court with

two clerks. The clerks provide assistance to judges, attorneys, defendants, and the general public.

Their main function is to maintain court records with care and security, their job is vital in making

sure that their assigned court runs smoothly.

Cynthia Bailey is the Criminal Court Clerk Supervisor and has 45 employees which includes a

court floater, trainers and the evidence clerk. Cynthia has also established a good working environ-

ment for her clerks by having the ability to step in and assist them when needed.

Some of the seasoned clerks have been employed for over 20 years like Michelle Leers, Deneice

Asberry, and Donna O'Neal. This spring we also welcome our newest clerks: David Hernandez

and Jessie Washington. We would also like to congratulate Jill Payne on her promotion to Chief Clerk!

Left: Deirdre

Right: Tierra

Supervisor Cynthia Bailey and

Lead Clerk Mikeshia discussing

work.

Jill and Felisita hard at work at the 363rd.

Ms. Jill Payne–New Chief Clerk

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“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”

“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.”

“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

- Vince Lombardi

JUVENILE

CriminalGoesLiveJuly1st

District Clerk Felicia Pitre and County Clerk John F.

Warren held an event in June where they discussed

tips that lawyers can take to make the eFiling process

easier for both the lawyers and the clerks.

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EMPTY FILE CABINETS? Awesome job, Danitra and the Juvenile team on uploading all files onto

Odyssey! Special thanks to Civil/Family and Records/Imaging clerks for

helping out with scanning and indexing! Team work makes the dream work!

Thank you Judge Shequitta Kelly for speaking at

GACB and FCCB about Domestic Violence.

Civil/Family/Juvenile/Criminal

clerks attended The Domestic Vio-

lence Seminar. Court Administrators

were able to earn CLE hours.

Below: Protective Order Clerks

attend luncheon hosted by Carla

Bean and volunteers from Genesis

Women’s Shelter.

Cynthia L. Bailey 25 Years of Service

Criminal Court Supervisor

Cynthia Bailey began her career with Dallas County more than twenty-five years ago. She worked as court

clerk of 10 years before becoming a Court Clerk Trainer, a position she held for 14 years. Her knowledge

and leadership skills landed her in her current position as a Criminal Court Supervisor.

If you walk with Cynthia through the halls of Frank Crowley, you will see exchanges of greetings with many

people from security, bailiffs, attorneys, etc. Cynthia says, “One of the rewards of working Criminal is that

you get a chance to meet many interesting people; friendships are created and lifelong bonds are estab-

lished. However the downfall of working here is the severity of the cases and knowing how many lives are

affected because of someone’s wrongful actions.”

Some of her fondest memories working here were with Karen Coston, Evidence Registrar who is retired

now. “She is one of the funniest and most amusing people I have come to meet! All the situations I experi-

enced with Karen were memorable!”

Many clerks look to Cynthia for advice when it comes to work or personal issues. She is known for her cha-

risma and her famous sayings: “Get off my phone!”, “Free 99”, “It won’t hurt long”, or “Good-bye now.”

She is a fountain of knowledge and the Criminal Courts are lucky to have her.

Cynthia Bailey is happily married to Charles Bailey who works for the Sheriff’s Department. They have suc-

cessfully raised three beautiful daughters: Brandy, Syvondia, and Charlene. Cynthia is kept busy by her two

grandchildren Austin Charles and Peyton Nicole; she enjoys picking them up from school and taking them

to Chuck E. Cheese.

Cynthia is also a member of Lancaster Church of Christ where she teaches Sunday school. Some of her

hobbies include cooking, giving back to the community, and shopping at her favorite store JC Penny. Her

major piece of advice to her clerks is to always remember: “It is not that crucial.” Let’s fix it and move for-

ward!

Perfect Attendance Jan-Apr 2017

Congratulations, Sacheen Anthony on achieving perfect attendance for the first quarter!

Employee of the Month—January 2017

Congratulations to Debora Clark, Clerk III from the Civil Department!

Employee of the Month—February 2017

Congratulations to Karen Zamora, Training Technician from

Family Courts!

Congratulations to Carol Langley-Brewer, Clerk V from

the Civil Department!

Employee of the Month—March 2017

Congratulations to Barbara Pippens, Clerk II from the Juvenile

Department!

Employee of the Month-April 2017

Congratulations to Dianne Coffey, Clerk I from the Document Production!

Employee of the Month-May 2017

Congratulations to Carla Gilkey, Assistant Manager from the Civil Department!

Employee of the Month-June 2017

Congratulations to Crystal McDowell, Clerk III from the Civil/Family File Desk!

Thank you, Ernan Avila! We would like to wish Ernan Avila from passports well as he embarks on a new journey with the County Clerk’s office!

Left to right: Candace Tyler, Karen Zamora,

Carol Langley-Brewer, and Carla Gilkey.

SHOUT-OUT! I would just like to communicate that the Dallas County Clerk and District Clerk offices are

absolutely among my favorites when it comes to ordering and receiving prior conviction rec-

ords in an efficient manner. I always know that I can count on y’all for timely service. It cer-

tainly makes my day and workload flow smoothly on a regular basis, and in my opinion is

worthy of acknowledgment and recognition. (Even if just from little ol’ me ) So, Thank you! I truly appreciate your efficiency!

Jennifer Gunter Grand Jury Legal Assistant Criminal District Attorney's Office Tarrant County, Texas

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On Saturday April 29th, 2017, District Clerk Felicia Pitre, Dallas City

Councilwoman Tiffinni Young, and District Attorney Faith Johnson

joined forces to hold an expunction fair. The first-of-its-kind in Dallas

County or in the State of Texas. The free event gave people the oppor-

tunity to educate themselves about the expunction process and pro-

vided them with information about other resources available to them.

The expunction fair was a success with over 1200 applicants, of which

300 qualified, 136 were filed and 122 were granted.

Felicia Pitre would like to give a special thanks to all of those in the

District Clerk’s office who volunteered their time for this cause: Nina

Mountique, Maricela Escamilla, Gil Williams, Jenny Vargas, Traketa

Edwards, Chavalier Coleman, Juanita Gonzales, Amy Nolan, Regina

Taylor, Cecilia Guzman, Connie Jones, Shelia Bradley, Alejandro

Rodela, Michael Linarez, David Bradley, Danitra Wilkerson, Ahsan Ali,

Cynthia Bailey, LaTonya Beasley, Carmen Moorer, and Jill Payne.

DALLAS COUNTY

EXPUNCTION EXPO

A very special thanks to Tim Jackson

for donating funds to cover the cost of

four expunctions.

Dallas City Councilwoman Tiffinni Young, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, District Clerk Felicia Pitre, Judge Brandon Birmingham of

the 292nd District Court, District Attorney Faith Johnson and Pastor Vincent Parker of Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church.

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BASEBALL

FAN DAY

2017

THIS SUMMER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE

COUNTY DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE TO YOU!

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From the Publisher/Editor

I hope you all have enjoyed this issue of “The Pitre

Press”, as always it has been a pleasure! Please feel free

to contact me with any comments.

Office: 133 N. Riverfront Dallas, Texas 75207 5th FL Phone: (214) 653-5979 Email: ANAHI.MONTOYA@DALLASCOUNTY.ORG

District Clerk

Mission Statement

The mission of the District Clerk is to provide the judicial system and the public with information and support in the most technologically advanced method possible by:

Fulfilling our statutory duties as record custodian and fee officer to the best of our abilities

Fostering an environment for our employees that encourages the development of new ideas and the willing-ness to improve productivity

Implementing our goals and objectives with a team-based approach to decision-making throughout the organ-ization

Striving to be a leader and example to other county and state agencies

The contents and information inside The Pitre Press are provided to Dallas County employees as a source of past or fourth coming infor-

mation and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editor/Publisher , the Honorable Felicia Pitre , or the District Clerk’s Office.