The Third Circuit Court runs a veterans treatment court in Detroit, and district courts in Detroit, Dearborn, Redford and Southgate run their own. The circuit court says the prosecutor and the judge decide every admission and violent offenders are excluded.
Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, Third Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit, specialty court, Dearborn, 36th District Court, problem-solving court.
The Third Judicial Circuit, Wayne County's circuit court, runs a Veterans Treatment Court among its specialty courts under MCL 600.1200 to 600.1212; see the Michigan entry on veterans treatment courts.
What the court says. The statute sets the criteria, but "the final decision to accept a defendant into a program is made by the Prosecutor's Office and the Supervising Judge", and violent offenders are not allowed. The statute itself requires the prosecutor's approval only where the agreement could lead to a dismissal, a delayed or deferred sentence or a guidelines departure, and defines a violent offender narrowly, as an offense involving death, serious bodily injury or criminal sexual conduct. A veteran refused on a broader reading of either should ask the court for its written criteria.
The coordinator is John Marra, 313-224-6316, [email protected].
District courts. The district courts are separate courts with their own veterans courts. The Michigan courts' July 2024 release on the Dearborn court's grant named the veterans treatment courts in Wayne County as the Third Circuit and the 17th (Redford), 19th (Dearborn), 28th (Southgate) and 36th (Detroit) District Courts. A veteran charged in another district can ask to transfer to one of them under MCL 600.1201(4).
Thresholds
Thresholds for Wayne County Veterans Treatment Courts
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Rule
Veteran with 180 days of active duty and a pending case
Michigan veterans courts take a veteran under MCL 35.61 with 180 days of active duty whose offense is generally related to service. No rating is needed.
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Disclaimer
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.