Chief Superior Court Judge Brenda S Weaver and former Governor Nathan Deal, along with staff from the Appalachian Judicial Circuit Drug Court program, after receiving the Model Court Award from the Council of Accountability Courts Judges in Athens, Georgia.
Recent data provided by the Council of Accountability Court Judges (CACJ) indicate that the Appalachian Judicial Circuit’s Accountability Courts (Drug Court, Veterans Court, and Mental Health Court), continue to demonstrate remarkable success in reducing recidivism and promoting long-term rehabilitation among justice-involved individuals. Read more from the Pickens County Progress.