Montgomery
McCooey's Drug Court "Outstanding Example"
The drug court overseen by Judge Tracy McCooey, whose interview was recently posted on CuttingEdgeLaw.com, was commended in this opinion piece in the Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20090903/OPINION01/909020367
Judge Tracy McCooey: Maverick in Problem-Solving Courts and Restorative Justice
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Court Innovation and Problem Solving Courts
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Courts and Judiciary
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Social and Political Change
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General Interest Part 1: Tracy McCooey, a circuit court judge and former FBI trainee, talks about her unorthodox path to the bench and her early desire to try new restorative justice programs to make the criminal justice system better.
Courthouse Named for Pioneering Judges
The Montgomery County, Alabama Courthouse will soon bear a new name that honors two local judges.
The county commission has approved the courthouse being renamed the Montgomery County Courthouse, Phelps-Price Justice Center. It will honor the late Joseph Phelps and the current presiding judge, Charles Price.
An official dedication ceremony will be held at a later date, but the name was officially acknowledged this week because outgoing County Commission Chairman Todd Strange said it was something he felt strongly about.