King County District Court Regional Veterans Court
The King County District Court Regional Veterans Court is the veterans court component of King County District Court, Washington's largest court of limited jurisdiction,[1] including the city of Seattle. The regional court was established in June 2012, and was intended to divert nonviolent veterans to mental health and drug treatment programs.[2][3][4] By September 2014, the court had served over 50 veterans.[5]
State senator Manka Dhingra helped create the court when she worked for the county prosector's office.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Information about King County District Court, King County, Washington, retrieved 2017-12-19
- ^ "Court for Veterans Is Money Well Spent", The Seattle Times (Op-ed), June 15, 2012, archived from the original on November 15, 2018
- ^ Michael Finkle, Veterans Courts: A Systemic Approach to Social Justice, Washington State Bar Association, archived from the original on July 31, 2016
- ^ Keith Ervin; Jennifer Sullivan (August 31, 2011), "City, county to start up special veterans courts; Nonviolent crimes; Hope is that drug and mental-health issues can be treated quickly.", The Seattle Times, archived from the original on December 22, 2017
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King County government (November 10, 2014), King County 'Veterans Court' exceeding expectations (Press release), Renton, Washington – via Renton Reporter
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