GA Accountability Courts News

Three great articles about Hall County Drug Courts were featured in the Gainesville Times on Sunday, September 17.  Click the links below to view the articles. 

Drug court success rate still going great

Addicted to quitting

Court to help guide addicted parents

Congratualations Hall County on the great press coverage!

New Chief Executive Officer of the

 National Association of

Drug Court

Professionals Announced

Judge John Schwartz, Chair of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) Board of Directors, announced the recent appointment of West Huddleston, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NADCP and the Executive Director of the National Drug Court Institute.  Mr. Huddleston will succeed outgoing CEO Judge Karen Freeman-Wilson (ret.) on November 1, 2006.  In announcing the board’s decision, Judge Schwartz stated, “West has served as the Director of the National Drug Court Institute with distinction.  Under his leadership, the Institute has established itself as the premier training, scholarship and research arm for drug treatment courts.  We look forward to that same leadership of NADCP.”  

Prior to joining NADCP, West had a distinguished career in the treatment and corrections arena in Oklahoma and
Tennessee.  He is extensively published, most recently authoring a bulletin on methamphetamine and drug courts for the Department of Justice and is a sought after speaker in and out of the drug court field.  Judge Freeman-Wilson congratulated West on his selection and stated, “I am pleased to pass the mantle to someone whose passion for drug courts and our organization is so great.”  The announcement for the NDCI Director vacancy will be released shortly. 

The California Progess Report posted an article on the 209 page cost benefit analysis California Drug Courts did.

 Click HERE to view the entire article.

An interesting article from the Arkansas News Bureau on Asa Hutchinson.  Asa Hutchinson is the former director of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, and is currently the Republican gubernatorial candidate for Governor of Arkansas.  His platform is reducing drug use by 50% through treatment and drug courts. 

Click HERE to view the entire article on Arkansas News Bureau.

Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is awarding grants to programs that combat DUI, including new DUI Courts in Georgia.  Click HERE to view the entire article on The Lincoln Journal.

Judge Linda Cowen, State Court of Clayton County, is heading up a team to create a new DUI Court in Clayton County.  Click HERE to view the entire article on Clayton News Daily.