The Johnson County Drug Treatment Court is a prison-alternative program for serious drug offenders.
The panel on the Drug Court consists of a District Court Judge, a Johnson County prosecutor, a defense attorney, members of the Department of Corrections, a substance abuse counselor and a mental health provider.
A vacancy was created in June, 2010 when defense attorney Paul Miller was appointed as a Judge of the Sixth Judicial District. At that point Mark Thompson began to serve in Paul Miller’s position on the panel on an interim basis.
A selection process was conducted, and in August, Mark Thompson was chosen. The contract was finalized in September.