Alcovy Circuit Veterans Treatment Court (Newton and Walton Counties)

The Alcovy Circuit Veterans Treatment Court, begun in January 2017 and presided over by Judge Cheveda McCamy, diverts veterans charged with felonies who have a substance dependency or mental illness into a judicially supervised treatment plan, for Newton and Walton counties; coordinator Richard Kringer, 404-632-8017.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, accountability court, Alcovy Judicial Circuit, Cheveda McCamy, Richard Kringer, felony, 15-1-17, Covington, Monroe, Loganville, Social Circle, Walnut Grove, Good Hope, Jersey, Between.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Walton County, GACounty
Newton County, GACounty

The court. The Council of Accountability Court Judges' program page: "Alcovy Circuit Veterans Treatment Court. Program Judge(s): Judge Cheveda McCamy. Program Coordinator: Richard Kringer. Counties Served: Newton and Walton. Program Implemented: January 2017." Primary line 404-632-8017. It is a veterans court division under Code section 15-1-17; the Georgia entry explains the statute and the offences it bars. Who it is for. The circuit's own page, which still calls it the Newton County Veterans Treatment Court: it "seeks to divert eligible veteran defendants with substance dependency and/or mental illness who are charged with felony criminal offenses, to a specialized criminal court... Veteran participants are identified through evidence-based screening and assessments. The veterans voluntarily participate in a judicially supervised treatment plan that a team of court staff, veteran health care professionals, veteran peer mentors, and health care professionals develop with the veteran." Its mission is "to promote public safety and to support and assist veterans and their families". How to ask. The circuit publishes no application; a defence lawyer, the public defender's office for the county, or the coordinator (404-632-8017) is the route. A Walton County case is heard in the Alcovy Circuit's Superior Court; the court sits in Newton County.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Alcovy Circuit Veterans Treatment Court (Newton and Walton Counties)
Gate	Rule
Veteran charged with a felony in Newton or Walton County	Substance dependency or mental illness, screened and assessed; the statute bars some violent and sexual offences. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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