Appalachian Judicial Circuit Adult Felony Drug Court

09/28/2026

We are proud to celebrate Nichole for her part in the development of Gavel, a new case management system being developed for Georgia’s Accountability Courts. Our court was selected as an MVP Court, giving us the opportunity to work alongside the development team to test the system, provide feedback, identify areas for improvement, and help shape a system that will ultimately serve Accountability Courts across the state.

Last week, at the CACJ Conference, Nichole was recognized by CACJ with an award for being an “Invaluable Asset” to the Gavel project.

In addition to her responsibilities as our Coordinator, Nichole has worked tirelessly throughout the development of Gavel. She has dedicated countless hours to testing, troubleshooting, providing thoughtful feedback, and helping ensure the system is practical and effective for Accountability Courts

Her dedication and willingness to take on this additional responsibility is just 1 of the infinite reasons not only Drug Court, but also the other Accountability Courts in our circuits are blessed to have Nichole on our team! We could not do it without her.

Congratulations, Nichole! We are proud of you and grateful for all that you do for our court and the Accountability Court community.

09/24/2026

🎉Let’s give a big shout out to our Drug Court Assistant Coordinator🎉

Sara Carder recently completed the Accountability Court Coordinators Certification Program! In order to complete this program Sara was required to complete 45 hours of classes where she learned about leadership, supervision, communication, and conflict resolution.

We are grateful to have Sara on our team !! Her dedication and hard work is an invaluable resource to this program.

09/24/2026

Congratulations to our August accountability court graduate graduates! Way to go 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

09/16/2026

My largest keynote session of the year so far at the CACJ conference for courts in Georgia. I took this photo before my session today which had over 1,200 attendees in this huge theater! Way to show up Georgia!!!!!!

09/14/2026

Join the Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery for a policy discussion and briefing via Zoom on Monday 14 September 2026

🟣 A Special National Recovery Month
Event

🟣 The Importance of Peer Led Organizations and The Power of Families

Monday 14 September
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
VIA Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7434712140

Meeting ID: 743 471 2140

Moderator: Jeff Breedlove

Colleen Commons - a mother with a daughter in long term recovery sharing the family perspective of addiction and recovery

Jocelyn Wallace - Executive Director of The Never Alone Clubhouse RCO in Douglas County sharing on the mobile recovery RV which brings recovery into the community (state funded)

Tarusa Stewart - Executive Director of IHOPE INC. RCO in Houston County sharing on peer recovery in rural Georgia

Barry Henson - Executive Director of Recovery Connections in Gwinnett County sharing on peer recovery in metro Atlanta

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

The Appalachian Veterans Court remembers the sacrifices of 343 firefighters and 71 law enforcement officers that died that day, along with the thousands of US citizens, and the heros on United Flight 93 that fought until the end to keep that plane from finding it's target. Many more have died over the year from 911 related cancers. This event also motivated many to join the military to find and destroy the evil that did this. Never forget.

09/11/2026

🇺🇸 PATRIOT DAY | SEPTEMBER 11 🇺🇸

Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the first responders and everyday Americans who showed extraordinary courage in the face of tragedy.

May we never forget the lives lost, the sacrifices made, and the unity that brought our nation together.

We Remember. We Honor. We Will Never Forget. 🇺🇸