Administrative Order 07-7: Establishment of a Problem Solving/Innovative Court Committee
Whereas, the Third
Judicial District is making increasing use of innovative “problem solving
courts,” including the Canyon County Drug Court, Quad County Drug Court,
Canyon County Attendance Court, Third District Youth Court, and Canyon County
Mental Health Court;
Whereas, a number
of the judges within the Third Judicial District have expressed an interest in
establishing additional problem solving courts, inclulding,
but not limited to, the branching off of a portion of the Quad County Drug
Court to become the Gem County Drug Court; the expansion of, or branching off
of a segment of the Canyon County Drug Court to focus on felony post-conviction
drug court cases; and the creation of additional problem solving courts within
Canyon County identified as a DUI Court and Misdemeanor Drug Court;
Whereas the need
exists for coordination, communication, and collaboration between the Third
Judicial District’s various existing problem solving courts and/or
potential problem solving courts to best utilize the limited existing resources
and administration and future resources available to those courts and to
provide technical support and oversight to the various problem solving courts;
Whereas, the need
exists for policy recommendations to be made to the Administrative District
Judge by and on behalf of the judges presiding over the various problem solving
courts within the Third Judicial District;
It is hereby Ordered:
A. That a new
committee shall be formed to be chaired by the Honorable Thomas Ryan, District
Judge, and to be comprised of each judge who is currently assigned to preside
over the aforementioned problem solving courts within the Third Judicial
District and shall be supported and assisted by the Third District’s
Trial Court Administrator.
B. The committee
shall be identified as the Third District Problem Solving/Innovative Court
Committee. It shall meet not less than on a quarterly basis. The committee’s
responsibilities shall include:
1. Facilitation of
the coordination, communication, and collaboration between the Third Judicial
District’s various existing problem solving courts and/or potential
problem solving courts to best utilize the limited existing resources and
administration and future resources available to those courts and to provide
technical support and oversight to the various existing problem solving courts
and to persons interested in creating new problem solving courts within the
district.
2. Recommendation
of policy decisions and considerations to the Administrative District Judge
regarding problem solving courts and suggested training for judges, attorneys,
and court personnel within the District, and
3. Assist the
Trial Court Administrator by providing supervision and guidance of personnel
that are employed exclusively to serve the needs of the Third Judicial District’s
problem solving courts.
Be so Ordered this 12th day of October, 2007.
Signed by Gregory
M. Culet, Administrative District Judge
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