Ada County Veterans Treatment Court (Fourth Judicial District)

The Ada County Veterans Treatment Court is a treatment court of the Fourth Judicial District, run with Ada County, the Prosecuting Attorney, the Public Defender, treatment providers, the VA, the Idaho Division of Veterans Services, the Department of Correction and law enforcement. Judge Joseph Borton presides. Who is eligible. People who "have served in the United States Armed Forces in some capacity, as defined by federal law", face felony drug or alcohol charges or other criminal charges closely related to substance abuse, mental illness or another treatable condition, and live in Ada County. Further screening decides whether a case fits. It may not be available to anyone with a felony record for violence, a conviction for a serious drug dealing offence, or a sex offence on their record. The page sets no discharge test beyond the federal definition it points to. The programme. At least 14 months in four phases, with drug testing, individual and group counselling, regular court appearances, home visits by probation and parole officers, and a volunteer veteran mentor who gives at least an hour a week. Contacts. Problem Solving Court Manager, 208-287-7670; the Boise VA's Veterans Justice Outreach officers, 208-422-1000; the Division of Veterans Services' service officer, 208-780-1380; the Ada County Public Defender, 208-605-4800. Ask defence counsel about applying.