District Court conducts fall Sobriety Court graduation, Sept. 27

Oakland County 52-3 District Court Judges Nancy Carniak and Julie Nicholson are hosting the Fall Sobriety Court graduation this week. The keynote speaker will be Mike Bishop, former Michigan Senate majority leader and current candidate for Oakland County Prosecutor. The graduation ceremony will be conducted Thursday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. at the City of Auburn Hills Community Center and the public is welcome to attend. Students from the Criminal Justice and Social Work departments of Oakland University and Oakland Community College will attend this event. The goal is to educate future professionals about the benefits of Sobriety Court by allowing them to hear the graduates' transformational sobriety stories. Sobriety Court is a special, non-adversarial court docket designed to offer immediate treatment to a non-violent offender for substance abuse, along with drug testing and judicial supervision. The goal is to reduce repeat offenders and promote a healthy lifestyle. Sobriety Court promotes abstinence by providing a continuum of rehabilitative services and intense court supervision. The program is designed to assist an offender in making better choices about drugs and alcohol and improving social behavior. The court started this program in April of 2006. Since its inception 61, people have successfully completed the program. Eight participants will be graduating on Thursday evening. Published: Wed, Sep 26, 2012

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