Fourth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court (Pottawattamie County)

Iowa’s Fourth Judicial District veterans treatment court, started in 2023, serves nine western Iowa counties from Pottawattamie; applications go to the VTC prosecutor at the County Attorney’s Office in Council Bluffs, and the district’s brochure sets bi-weekly court appearances with mandatory treatment and testing.

Also called: veterans treatment court, VTC, 4th Judicial District, drug court, probation, Paul Forney.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Pottawattamie County, IACounty

The Fourth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court addresses the unique needs faced by veterans related to their military service by providing a judicially supervised system connecting veterans with mental health treatment, substance use treatment and ancillary services. It started in 2023 and serves nine counties of the district, including Pottawattamie County; the District's own announcement calls it one of only two veterans treatment courts in Iowa, alongside the programme in Woodbury County. The programme. The District's brochure describes the veterans treatment court model as requiring regular bi-weekly court appearances, mandatory attendance at treatment sessions, and frequent and random testing for substance use, drug or alcohol, and notes that veterans respond favourably to that structure given their past experience in the armed forces; it follows the National Association of Drug Court Professionals' ten key components. How to apply. The completed application goes to the Fourth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court prosecutor, Paul Forney, by email at [email protected], by fax at 712-328-5753, or in person at the County Attorney's Office, Pottawattamie County Courthouse, 227 South 6th Street, 5th Floor, Council Bluffs, IA 51501.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Fourth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court (Pottawattamie County)
Gate	Rule
Veteran with a criminal case in the Fourth Judicial District	The court takes veterans charged in the nine counties of the Fourth Judicial District; a veteran in any of them can apply through the county attorney’s office or defense counsel.
Programme demands	Bi-weekly court appearances, mandatory treatment sessions, and frequent and random drug and alcohol testing are conditions of the model the district publishes.

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.