Union County (Ohio) Common Pleas Veterans Treatment Court

Union County Common Pleas Court, Judge Don W. Fraser, runs a veterans treatment docket the Supreme Court of Ohio certified in late 2025, beside its substance use docket; the county moved $20,000 to it for state fiscal year 2027, and the Veterans Service Commission works with it.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, specialized docket, recovery court, Common Pleas, Judge Fraser, Don W. Fraser, Marysville, Richwood, Plain City, Milford Center, Magnetic Springs, Unionville Center, Jerome, Raymond, Peoria, Byhalia, Broadway, Essex, New Dover.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Union County, OHCounty

What it is. The Supreme Court of Ohio's list of certified specialized dockets shows, for Union County Common Pleas (General and Domestic Relations), Judge Don W. Fraser's "Substance Use - Veterans Treatment" docket beside his substance use docket. The Commissioners' journal records Judge Fraser's reports: on October 7, 2025 that "there will be a specialized docket for veteran's court", and on November 4, 2025 that the court "received certification from Ohio Supreme Court to operate a specialized Veteran's Docket Court", working with the Municipal Court to identify veterans through a screening system used for everyone entering the criminal justice system, because "many people will say they are not a veteran when they are in trouble". In August 2026 the Commissioners moved $20,000 from mental health contract services to the "UC Veterans Court" for state fiscal year 2027, and on September 23, 2026 the Veterans Service Commission told them the court "has been very successful so far" and that it wants outreach money to help the veterans recovery court. How to ask. The court publishes no page for the docket on the county site. A defendant's lawyer raises a referral with the court; the Veterans Service Commission (937-642-7956) can help with VA records and benefits. A Veterans Treatment Court Advisory Committee sits among the county's boards.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Union County (Ohio) Common Pleas Veterans Treatment Court
Gate	Rule
A veteran charged in Union County Common Pleas Court	Entry is by the court; no rating is printed.

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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