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
- ^ 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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