{"id":3079,"date":"2026-01-08T16:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/?page_id=3079"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:07:30","slug":"veterans-treatment-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Treatment Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"headerBox\">\n\t<h1 class=\"index2\" style=\"text-align: left\">Veterans Treatment Court<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"departmentContainer\">\n\t<div class=\"departmentBoxContent index3\">\n\t\t<h2> <a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/treatment-court\/\">Treatment Court<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<hr class=\"blueLine\" style=\"float:left\">\n\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<br>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"departmentLinksDesktop\" style=\"clear:both\">\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-dependency-treatment-court\/\"> Family Dependency Treatment Court <\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/veterans-treatment-court\/\"> Veterans Treatment Court<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t<div class=\"departmentLinksMobile\">\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-dependency-treatment-court\/\"> Family Dependency Treatment Court <\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/veterans-treatment-court\/\"> Veterans Treatment Court<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"twoColumn hideMobile\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h3>Quick Links<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"blueLineTitle\">\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#vtcapplication\"><div class=\"quickLinkItem\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-down fa-2xl\" style=\"color: #8abbd3;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>How do I get into Veterans Treatment Court?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#vtcabout\"><div class=\"quickLinkItem\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-down fa-2xl\" style=\"color: #8abbd3;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>What is Veterans Court?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#vtceligable\"><div class=\"quickLinkItem\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-down fa-2xl\" style=\"color: #8abbd3;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Am I eligible for Veterans Court?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#vtcvolunteering\"><div class=\"quickLinkItem\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-down fa-2xl\" style=\"color: #8abbd3;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteering<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#vtcoweit\"><div class=\"quickLinkItem\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-down fa-2xl\" style=\"color: #8abbd3;\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>You owe it to yourself<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Veterans Treatment Court Application<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"ctaLine\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VeteransTreatmentCourtApplication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"pdfButton\">Download Application<\/button><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Veterans Treatment Court Mentor Application<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"ctaLine\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VeteransTreatmentCourtMentorApplication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"pdfButton\">Download Application<\/button><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mainContent\">\n<br>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h3 id=\"vtcapplication\">How do I get into Veterans Treatment Court?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"blueLineTitle\">\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t<p>You must apply for Veterans Treatment Court with the District Attorney\u2019s Office. Download the application form or visit the Court Administrator\u2019s Office, the District Attorney\u2019s Office or the Public Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VeteransTreatmentCourtApplication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"pdfButton\">Download Application<\/button><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#\">Back To Top<\/a>\n\t<hr>\n\t<br>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h3 id=\"vtcabout\">What is Veterans Court?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"blueLineTitle\">\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t<p>Veterans Court is a unique program to keep Veterans out of jail and on the road to a healthy, law-abiding lifestyle. Each participant in Veterans Court is assessed for a wide variety of supportive services, primarily drug and alcohol and\/or mental health treatment. Also, there is access to individual and family counseling, educational degrees, job skill training, housing and transportation assistance. Veterans Court surrounds a participant with all of the services and support needed to be on the right path in life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>The Veterans Court team consists of a judge, lawyers, probation officers and counselors. Each team member, including the judge, has specialized training and experience in the Treatment Court program. The team works together to help you as much as possible.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#\">Back To Top<\/a>\n\t<hr>\n\t<br>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h3 id=\"vtceligable\">Am I eligible for Veterans Court?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"blueLineTitle\">\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t<p>Any Veteran with substance abuse and\/or mental health concerns is eligible to apply for Veterans Court. However, not everyone is accepted into the program. Some of your pending criminal charges and\/or past convictions may disqualify you from Veterans Court. Also, any crimes of violence or any other risk to the community may disqualify you.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#\">Back To Top<\/a>\n\t<hr>\n\t<br>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h3 id=\"vtcvolunteering\"> Volunteering<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"blueLineTitle\">\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t<p>Are you a veteran and able to volunteer as a mentor for other veterans in Treatment Court? Please consider donating your time to help fellow veterans and be a mentor in the Treatment Court program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VeteransTreatmentCourtMentorApplication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"pdfButton\">Download Application<\/button><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#\">Back To Top<\/a>\n\t<hr>\n\t<br>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h3 id=\"vtcoweit\"> You owe it to yourself.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"blueLineTitle\">\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t<p>Veterans Court is the best opportunity within the justice system for you to get help. You owe it to yourself to consider the option of Veterans Court<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/veterans-treatment-court\/#\">Back To Top<\/a>\n\t<hr>\n\t<br>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"contactFooter\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align:center\">Contact<\/h1>\n\t<hr class=\"blueLine\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h2>Veterans Treatment Court Team<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"mainContent\" style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em; color: #051b55\"> President Judge Joseph M. Walsh, III | Court of Common Pleas<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<details>\n\t\t<summary>Treatment Court Coordinator <\/summary>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mainContent\" style=\"text-align: center!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twoColumnEven\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Craig Montgomery<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Adult Probation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516392\"> 814-451-6392<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516300\"> 814-451-6300<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Jessica Peterman<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Adult Probation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144517608\"> 814-451-7608<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516300\"> 814-451-6300<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/details>\n\t\n\t<details>\n\t\t<summary>Treatment Court Probation Officer<\/summary>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mainContent\" style=\"text-align: center!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"threeColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Jessica Peterman <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Adult Probation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144517608\"> 814-451-7608<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516300\"> 814-451-6300<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Bradley Delenko <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Adult Probation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144517068\"> 814-451-7068<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516300\"> 814-451-6300<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Elizabeth Bongiorno <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Adult Probation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516433\"> 814-451-7068<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516300\"> 814-451-6300<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/details>\n\t\t\n\t<details>\n\t\t<summary>Head Public Defender<\/summary>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mainContent\" style=\"text-align: center!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4> Nicole Sloane<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Public Defenders<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Public Defenders Office <br>\n\t\t\t\t210 East 2nd Street<br>\n\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16507 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516509\"> 814-451-6509<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8145416513\"> 814-541-6513<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/details>\n\t\n\t<details>\n\t\t<summary>Assistant District Attorney<\/summary>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mainContent\" style=\"text-align: center!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>Tayler Moses<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse, Room 506<br>\n\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street<br>\n\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144517404\"> 814-451-7404<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8145416419\"> 814-541-6419<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/details>\n\t\n\t<details>\n\t\t<summary>Case Manager<\/summary>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mainContent\" style=\"text-align: center!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4> Sarah Barthelmes <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Mental Health<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>1601 Sassafras Street <br>\n\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16502 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144511685\"> 814-451-1685<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144510601\"> 814-451-0601<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/deatils>\n\t\n\t<details>\n\t\t<summary>Veterans Justice Outreach<\/summary>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mainContent\" style=\"text-align: center!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4> Bomber Ferraro II<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Erie VA Medical Center Behavioral Health<br>\n\t\t\t\t135 East 38th Street<br>\n\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16504 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8148602945\"> 814-860-2945<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8148602947\"> 814-860-2947<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/details>\n\t\n\t<details>\n\t\t<summary>Veterans Affairs Coordinator <\/summary>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mainContent\" style=\"text-align: center!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twoColumnEven\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Joe Benacci \u2013 Director<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Veteran Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse, Room 111 <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144516270\"> 814-451-6270<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144517477\"> 814-451-7477<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> Karlee Folmar-Howard<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department: Veteran Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:8144517675\"> 814-451-7675<\/a> <br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-fax\"><\/i> <a 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