Webinar
Staffing That Works: Turning Information into Engagement
Get to Know Judge Diane Bull
Judge Diane Bull is a retired judge who presided on the criminal bench in Houston, Texas for 24 years. Prior to her judicial service, she pursued her legal career as a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and as legal counsel for a large law enforcement organization.
Currently, she serves as a special judge sitting by assignment in Texas and as a judicial consultant providing technical assistance and training on treatment court and supervision best practices throughout the country.
Judge Bull trains most frequently on topics related to behavior modification using incentives, sanctions, and therapeutic adjustments. She is an award-winning judge who serves on the Governor’s Texas Specialty Court Advisory Council. In her tenure on the bench, she co-founded and presided over the Harris County SOBER DWI Court program and chaired the jurisdiction’s Specialty Courts Committee for many years.
Staffing That Works: Turning Information into Engagement
You’ve wrapped up staffing. Now, how do you apply what your team discussed during one of the most critical moments of the treatment court experience: court?
The conversations that happen in the courtroom are where participants experience your program. They’re where trust is built, accountability is reinforced, progress is recognized, and change begins to take hold.
In Part 2 of the Staffing That Works series, Judge Bull will explore how treatment court teams can take the information gathered during staffing and turn it into meaningful courtroom interactions that support recovery, encourage engagement, and promote behavior change.
Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, participants will learn strategies for creating recovery-supportive conversations, responding effectively to participant behavior, and using courtroom interactions to strengthen motivation while maintaining accountability.
We’ll also discuss how technology can help teams organize information, prepare for participant interactions, and support a more intentional courtroom experience.
Join us on July 14 at 3:00 PM ET for this 90-minute session, followed by live Q&A with Judge Bull.
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET