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The American Drug Court movement: A personal journeyIncluding launch of Non-Adversarial Justice
For Open to the public Format Public lecture and book launch Overview Judge Peggy Fulton Hora was a judge of the US Drug Courts in California for 21 years. In Australia as part of the South Australian government's 'Thinker in Residence' program, her lecture will reflect on her personal experience in the Drug Courts. Judge Hora spent her first year as a judge sentencing people convicted of crimes and watching them re-offend at alarming rates. She discovered that sending non-violent substance abusers to jail was senseless and expensive. She will talk about her experience in the drug treatment court revolution and how it changed her life as a judge. With a new Australian book titled, 'Non-adversarial Justice' just published, the lecture will also include its official launch. Speaker Judge Peggy Fulton Hora (Ret) Judge Peggy Fulton Hora retired from the California Superior Court after serving 21 years. She had a criminal assignment that included presiding over the Drug Treatment Court. She is a former dean of the BE Witkin Judicial College of California and has been on the faculty of the National Judicial College over 15 years. She is a recipient of the Bernard S Jefferson Judicial Education Award from the California Judges' Association, and winner of the Rose Bird Award from California Women Lawyers. Judge Hora is a Senior Judicial Fellow for the National Drug Court Institute. Judge Hora has lectured nationally and internationally and has written extensively on justice issues. The appellate court and over 100 journals and law reviews have cited her work. She is a 2009 Thinker in Residence appointed by the Premier of South Australia. She will work on therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice issues for the government in Adelaide this year. Her latest article, 'The Best Seat in the House: The Court Assignment and Judicial Satisfaction', co-authored with Deborah Chase, was published in Family Court Review in April of 2009. Book overview Non-Adversarial Justice, by Dr Michael King, Professor Arie Freiberg, Dr Becky Batagol and Ross Hyams. This book outlines key aspects of a growing trend within the Australian, United States, Canadian, New Zealand, United Kingdom and other legal systems towards the use of non-court dispute resolution. It examines in detail non-adversarial theories and practices such as therapeutic jurisprudence, restorative justice, preventive law, creative problem solving, holistic law, appropriate or alternative dispute resolution, collaborative law, problem-oriented courts, diversion programs, indigenous courts, coroners courts and managerial and administrative procedures. It identifies the common themes, values and principles that bring these disparate theories and practices together and explicates them for practitioners, courts and students. It examines the implications of these changes on legal practice, the courts and legal education. To book Email: marketing@law.monash.edu.au to reserve your place. |
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