To celebrate Problem Solving Court Month, the Midwest Nebraska Problem Solving Court will be delivering care bags and thank you notes from participants to law enforcement, paramedics, and firefighters in Lexington and North Platte.

Judge James Doyle, Judge Michael Piccolo, and Drug Court Coordinator Anne Power are planning the event for May 23, 2022.  Care bags will be distributed in both Lexington and North Platte with the assistance of Probation Officers Michelle Roe, Laneya Rudolph, and Molly Gordinier. 

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:

Midwest Problem Solving Court Coordinator Anne Power

Phone: (308)746-2833                    Email: anne.power@nebraska.gov

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