Chemung County Drug Treatment Court: Veteran's Treatment Track

The Chemung County Drug Treatment Court, Hon. Richard W. Rich, runs a Veteran's Treatment Track for non-violent offenders with a substance use disorder - court-supervised treatment and testing, with charges reduced or dismissed on completion; the Unified Court System lists Chemung among New York's veterans treatment court locations. Resource Coordinator Amber Donovan, 607-873-9446.

Also called: veterans treatment court, veterans court, veterans track, drug court, treatment court, Sixth Judicial District, Richard Rich, Amber Donovan, 607-873-9446, Hazlett Building, Elmira, Horseheads, Elmira Heights, Big Flats, Southport, Wellsburg, Van Etten, Millport, Pine City, Erin, Chemung, Breesport.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Chemung County, NYCounty

The Unified Court System's list of veterans treatment court locations, read 2026-10-23, names Chemung County in the 6th Judicial District, with Broome and Tompkins. The county's court publishes its veterans court as a track of the Drug Treatment Court, whose page lists "Specialized Tracks: Veteran's Treatment Track; Judicial Diversion Track; Felony Track; Misdemeanor Track; DWI Track". What the court is: "A Drug Treatment Court is a specialized, collaborative 'problem-solving' court that offers non-violent, substance-addicted offenders an alternative to incarceration. Participants undergo court-supervised treatment and frequent testing with the opportunity for charges to be reduced or dismissed upon successful completion." Its mission names "comprehensive assessment, referral, treatment, and rehabilitative services for non-violent offenders with a substance use disorder", with intensive supervision and drug testing. Who and where. Drug Court Judge Hon. Richard W. Rich; Resource Coordinator II Amber Donovan, 607-873-9446; Case Manager Kelsey Goodwin, 607-873-9474; Hazlett Building, 203-205 Lake Street, P.O. Box 588, Elmira, NY 14902. Town and village courts transfer cases on the court's transfer order and consent forms. The court publishes no separate eligibility rules for the veterans track; ask defence counsel or the coordinator.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Chemung County Drug Treatment Court: Veteran's Treatment Track
Gate	Rule
Justice-involved veteran with a substance use disorder	Non-violent offenders accepted by the court; a disability rating is not the test.

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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