Fifth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court (Twin Falls)

The Fifth Judicial District's Veterans Treatment Court meets Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. at the Twin Falls court facility (Judge Rosemary Emory; coordinator Israel Enriquez, 208-736-4122): a felony probation programme of at least 12 months in four phases, after a guilty plea, for a veteran with 180 consecutive days of active duty, VA health care eligibility and a substance use or mental health diagnosis, with peer mentors and a $100 monthly fee.

Also called: veterans treatment court, veterans court, VTC, Fifth Judicial District, Israel Enriquez, Rosemary Emory, peer mentor, Twin Falls, 19-2604, Twin Falls, Buhl, Filer, Kimberly, Hansen, Murtaugh, Castleford, Hollister.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Twin Falls County, IDCounty

Idaho's treatment courts run by judicial district under the Idaho Supreme Court; see the Idaho entry. The Fifth District's page: Veterans Treatment Court in Twin Falls started in October 2015; staffing Tuesdays at 3:45 p.m. (first Tuesday) or 4:00 p.m., court Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. at the Twin Falls Court Facility, 427 Shoshone St. N., "Open to the Public". Coordinator and district manager Israel Enriquez, 260 4th Ave. N., Suite B, P.O. Box 126, Twin Falls, ID 83303-0126, (208) 736-4122, fax (208) 735-4360; the statewide list of May 21, 2026 names Judge Rosemary Emory and assistant coordinator Abby Montano (208-735-4374). Who. The participant handbook (revised March 11, 2026): participants "plead guilty and be sentenced to misdemeanor and/or felony probation before participating", and "it's preferred that participants reside in Twin Falls County" (the 2024 flyer says "Reside in Twin Falls City limits (at courts discretion)"). Its eligibility paragraph defines a veteran as "any person who has been discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces and is entitled to VA medical benefits and has served on active duty for a period of more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days and have a primary diagnosis for a substance abuse and/or a mental health disorder. Bad conduct and Dishonorable discharges are not eligible". A felony sex offence excludes; crimes of violence are taken case by case. The handbook attributes the veteran definition to Idaho Code 19-5604, but that section is the drug court's general eligibility rule and defines no veteran; the definition is the court's own. How it runs. Four phases over at least 12 months, with judicial and probation supervision, treatment, linkage to VA benefits, a volunteer veteran peer mentor, drug testing, incentives and sanctions. "The Veterans Treatment Court fee is $100.00 per month and must be paid in the originating county"; participants may ask for a reduction, and a "Pick of the Month" takes $25 off. Graduates "may have their criminal case dismissed and/or amended per Idaho Code 19-2604". The team includes the VA, Proactive Behavioral Health, Idaho Department of Correction probation and parole, the Idaho Division of Veterans Services, county magistrate probation and Twin Falls police.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Fifth Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court (Twin Falls)
Gate	Rule
Justice-involved veteran	A veteran with 180 consecutive days of active duty, VA health care eligibility, a substance use or mental health diagnosis and a guilty plea; not a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. A rating is not the test.

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