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La Crosse County Veterans Treatment Court (La Crosse Area Veterans Court)

The La Crosse Area Veterans Court, stood up on Veterans Day 2010 under Judge Todd W. Bjerke, takes veterans from La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe, Jackson and Trempealeau Counties first, and others as appropriate, from the La Crosse courthouse, with trained mentors; the veterans justice program manager is the contact.

Also called: veterans treatment court, VTC, La Crosse Area Veterans Court, LAVC, Vernon, Monroe, Jackson, Trempealeau, regional, Sparta, Judge Bjerke, La Crosse Area Veterans Mentor Program.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The La Crosse Area Veterans Court (LAVC) stood up on Veterans Day 2010; the court system's page calls it "the second Veterans treatment court program in Wisconsin", though the same page says Iron County's opened as the second in April 2010. It "focuses on early identification of Veterans in the criminal justice system to facilitate connection with available services as quickly as possible", and works with the La Crosse Area Veterans Mentor Program, a non-profit, whose trained mentors help each veteran through it. Who it serves. It "seeks Veterans in need of its services in La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe, Jackson, and Trempealeau Counties primarily, but will consider Veterans from other counties as appropriate." The presiding judge is Todd W. Bjerke, a retired Army Reserve colonel and Marine Corps veteran. Contact. Hannah Janvrin, Veterans Justice Program Manager, through the LAVMP office, 608-785-6420, 212 6th Street North, Room 450, La Crosse, WI 54601 (lavmp.org). A veteran facing charges in any of the five counties asks counsel or the contact about referral. Admission is the court's decision; there is no right to participate.

Thresholds

Thresholds for La Crosse County Veterans Treatment Court (La Crosse Area Veterans Court)
GateRule
Veteran defendant, court-decided admissionThe La Crosse Area Veterans Court admits veteran defendants the court finds suitable from its five served counties, and others as appropriate; there is no right to participation.

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Updated

Last updated .

What changed then:

  • Eligibility rule “Veteran defendant, court-decided admission” now reads: “The La Crosse Area Veterans Court admits veteran defendants the court finds suitable from its five served counties, and others as appropriate; there is no right to participation.”
  • Summary reworded.
  • Citation updated to “Wisconsin Court System, veterans courts (re-read 2026-10-24)” (was “Wisconsin Court System, veterans courts (read 2026-10-08)”).
  • And 4 more changes.

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