Upstate NY Judge Leads Expansion of ‘Problem-Solving’ Courts

The New York judicial system could solve more problems for people with substance abuse and mental health issues, and one Upstate New York trial judge is focused on making that happen.

Acting Supreme Court Justice Debra Young was recently named statewide coordinating judge charged with leading the expansion of New York’s 340 treatment courts.

“A large number of people, for example, with mental illness come in contact with the justice system. If we can take care of some of those issues when they first come in contact with the court system, we can really look at the big impact on ...