Judge Peggy Fulton Hora, Ret.

Judge Peggy Fulton Hora (Ret.) has been instrumental in building the problem-solving courts movement. Her work in this area has contributed to the creation of a new genre of justice—therapeutic jurisprudence— real help and healing for addicts all over the world.

The photo to the right depicts CHP Officer Larry McAllister embracing drug offender Diana Czellecz, while Judge Peggy Hora looks on. Thanks to an innovative program created by Judge Hora, Czellecz didn't go jail. Instead, she received treatment and got her life together. (Photo by Ron Lewis, Courtesy of the Daily Review)

A selection of Judge Hora's work on therapeutic jurisprudence:

"Therapeutic What?"
"Family Dependency Treatment Courts in the United States
"The Synergy Between Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Drug Treatment Courts" (read the article or watch the presentation online)

General information on drug courts: http://www.nadcp.org and http://www.ndci.org

More on therapeutic jurisprudence: http://therapeuticjurisprudence.org

More on problem-solving courts: http://www.problem-solvingcourts.org/ps_char.html

California's Community Justice Project: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/ccjp

Elements of a mental health court: http://consensusproject.org/mhcp/essential.elements

Future trends in the courts: http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/KIS_CtFutu_Trends05.pdf

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