City Court

The Greenwood City Court has jurisdiction over misdemeanors and infractions allegedly occurring anywhere in Johnson County, as well as alleged violations of Greenwood city ordinances. The Court operates full-time and hears 1,200-1,500 misdemeanors and 4,000-6,000 infractions and ordinances each year.

Recovery Court
Veterans Court
Alcohol and Drug Services
Driver Improvement Program
Probation Department
Frequently Asked Questions

The Greenwood City Court is the only city court in Indiana that operates a state-certified Problem Solving Court, an Alcohol and Drug Services Program or Veterans Court. Greenwood Recovery Court was the first drug court in the U.S. to be state-certified. The Recovery Court was also one of the first "hybrid" drug courts in the nation, accepting drunk driving defendants as well as traditional drug offenders.

To operate these specialized programs, the judge and the staff of the Greenwood City Court have completed hundreds of hours of specialized training.

No city tax dollars are used to support any of these programs. All are funded by fees paid by participants in the programs or federal and state grants.

The Greenwood City Court also handles other kinds of misdemeanors, such as theft, motor vehicle cases, public disturbances, along with traffic violations.

Contact the Court

Honorable Drew Foster, City Court Judge

186 Surina Way
Greenwood, IN 46143
317.882.5129

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Recovery Court

The Greenwood Recovery Court helps people recover from drug and alcohol problems, rebuild their lives and strengthen their families. Participants are adults who have a long-time problem with alcohol or other drugs and who have failed in other treatment programs.

The goal of Recovery Court is to help the participant become a law-abiding productive citizen.

Veterans Court

The Greenwood Veterans Court is designed to assist veterans of our nation's military who find themselves in the criminal justice system partially as a result of psychological or addiction issues arising from their military service. These problems often manifest as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, traumatic brain injury, chronic extreme stress, or paranoia. Working with the United States Veterans Health Administration and the Benefits Administration, the Greenwood program develops a specific treatment scheme for each participant.

Alcohol and Drug Services

The Greenwood Alcohol and Drug Services Program identifies specific issues troubling adults convicted of alcohol and drug crimes, but whose problems are not sufficiently severe as to require recovery court.

Driver Improvement Program

Greenwood City Court also operates, in conjunction with Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, a Driver Improvement Program for teens and adults with poor driving records. The program features a presentation by a trauma surgeon and other medical staff who discuss the consequences of poor driving.

Probation Department

The Greenwood City Probation Department is dedicated to protecting our community through providing supervision to individuals who may be better served in the community than in a correctional setting. Through the use of incentives and sanctions, the department has the goal of aiding each individual to successfully complete their term of probation and address any issues that they might have which might keep them from productive citizenship.

Frequently Asked Questions

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