The Scotts Bluff County Drug and DUI Courts will celebrate Problem-Solving Court Month by holding several events during May.

Judge Leo Dobrovolny and Drug Court Coordinator Andee Hardesty are planning an Alumni gathering, a grill out for District 12 Probation, and a lunch and learn at the District 12 Reporting Center located in Gering and the District 12 Probation Office located at the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse.  These activities will take place on May 16, 2022, and May 18, 2022.  Alumni, Problem Solving Court Graduates, current participants, and District 12 Probation staff will attend.   

The month of May is nationally identified as Drug Court Month. With the diverse programming offered through Nebraska courts, it is appropriate to recognize the efforts of all of Nebraska’s problem-solving courts by proclaiming May as Problem-Solving Court Month. Chief Justice Heavican issued the proclamation announcing the significance of Nebraska’s system of problem-solving courts, urging all citizens – particularly those within the legal community – to take note of the occasion.

Problem-solving courts, which operate through the Nebraska Judicial Branch, are innovative court programs that combine intensive community-based supervision, judicial accountability, and behavioral health treatment to intervene against crime by addressing circumstances underlying criminal conduct. Judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, supervision personnel, law enforcement, treatment providers, researchers, educators, and others dedicated to problem-solving courts work collaboratively to improve the lives of their participants and strengthen communities across the state.

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For more information, interviews, or additional information, please contact:

Drug Court Coordinator Andee Hardesty

Phone: (308)436-6655 ext 5611               Email: Andee.hardesty@nebraska.gov

For additional background, visit the Problem-Solving Court webpage: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/problem-solving-courts.