May 3, 2017 Celebration

Celebration Honoring the El Paso DWI Drug Court

Intervention and Treatment Program

On May 3, 2017, the El Paso County Commissioner's Court celebrated the accomplishments of the El Paso DWI Drug Court Intervention and Treatment Program.  It was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the program's success. Mountain Star Rehabilitation Foundation Board President was in attendance to share his thoughts and to recognize the drug court team for their continued success!

Special thanks to the office of Andrew Haggerty for documenting the photograph featured above of Mountain Star Rehabilitation Foundation Board President Jose Montoya and the photograph featured below of those in attendance.

Below is a photo of recognition plaques for members of the El Paso DWI Drug Court team from the Mountain Star Rehabilitation Foundation.

Honorable Judge Robert Anchondo

Honorable Judge Robert Anchondo speaks on the success of El Paso County's DWI Drug Court Intervention & Treatment program and shares a powerful message for the recovery community and the Mountain Star Rehabilitation Foundation Celebrate Recovery Dinner 2016.  The event took place on November 18th, 2016 at the Musturd Seed Community Cafe in El Paso, Texas. The DWI Drug Court Intervention & Treatment program has been going strong for over a decade and is a first of its kind in the state of Texas and one of only four in the nation. Below is more specific information about the drug court.  The audio recording from the MSRF event tell a part of much the story which has directly impacted 400 graduates and their families in our community.

Judge Robert Anchondo Pt. 1

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Judge Robert Anchondo Pt. 2

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Mountain Star Rehabilitation Foundation serves participants, graduates and their families of El Paso County’s DWI Drug Court Intervention and Treatment Program. The  program was created in 2004 by Judge Robert Anchondo of the Criminal Court at Law 2  and is the first of its kind in the state of Texas. It is a specialized problem-solving court designed to treat adults convicted of misdemeanor, felony, or Federal DWI offenses. The court team works closely with justice entities and treatment programs to  achieve the program’s mission of enhancing public safety while reducing recidivism of its participants. This is done through cost effective and judicially supervised evidence-based care treatment and innovative case management services. In 2014 the court was recognized by the National Center for DWI Courts and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as a model for other DWI courts.