Meet The Seattle Veterans Treatment Court Staff
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Honorable Karen Donohue, VTC Judge |
Judge Karen Donohue has been on the Seattle Municipal Court bench since January of 2011. Prior to that, she worked as a prosecutor, defense attorney, in private practice, in telecommunications and for a board game company. She additionally served as a Judge pro-tempore in several jurisdictions, including Seattle Municipal Court. A lifelong resident of Seattle, and a member of a military family, Judge Donohue received her BA in Political Science from the University of Washington and her JD from Seattle University School of Law. | |
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Nicole Nyblod |
Nicole Nyblod is a Probation Counselor for Seattle Municipal Court's Probation Division. Prior to joining the City of Seattle, Nicole worked as a probation officer for City of Bellevue Probation Department serving as the city's Domestic Violence Specialist. While at the City of Bellevue she was a member of the city's Domestic Violence Task Force. She completed her alcohol/drug education program and became a certified Probation Assessment Officer completing court ordered alcohol/drug assessments. Nicole is also an active member of Misdemeanant Corrections Association of Washington, and co-facilitates the courts Theft Awareness Course, a cognitive behavior modification class. | |
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Jennifer Johnson Grant |
Jennifer Grant is a supervising attorney in the Criminal Division of the Seattle City Attorney's Office where she oversees Mental Health Court, Community Court and Veterans Treatment Court. Jennifer currently serves as a member of the WSAMA Criminal Topics Committee and as president of the Washington Women Lawyers Foundation. She is a past Chair of the WSBA Criminal Law Section Executive Committee and past president of the Washington Women Lawyer. Jennifer received her B.A. from the University of Washington (1992) and her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law (1996) where she was an Associate Editor of the Law Review. | |
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Burns Petersen, Associated Counsel for the Accused |
Burns Petersen is a supervising attorney in Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) for the public defense firm Associated Counsel for the Accused. He has been involved in the development and implementation of Veterans Treatment Court and is currently the lead defense attorney for veterans engaged in the court. His responsibilities also include supervising a team of trial attorneys in Seattle Municipal Court, and co-supervision of the defense teams in the SMC Mental Health Court and the King County Regional Mental Health Court. Burns has over 25 years experience as a public defender. He obtained a B.A. at Michigan State University, a M.A. from the University of Washington, and his J.D. from Seattle University. | |
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Marcus Naylor, Northwest Defender Association
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Marcus Naylor has represented defendants in Seattle Municipal, King County District, Juvenile and Superior courts. He previously supervised the District Court and Felony Units. Marcus has volunteered on the Judicial Evaluation Committee and Organized Retail Crimes Task Force. Marcus received his J.D from Seattle University School of Law. | |
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Kevin Devine, LICSW
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Kevin Devine is a clinical social worker who has worked for the last 11 years as a mental health clinician at VA Puget Sound in the PTSD Outpatient Clinic and the Addiction Treatment Center. He is currently the Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator, working with justice-involved Veterans and serving as a liaison between various criminal justice entities (courts, local jails, law enforcement) and VA mental health treatment services. | |
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Scott Swaim
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Scott Swaim is a US Air Force, Gulf War Veteran, and licensed mental health therapist with over 20 years experience. He is the CEO of Milspec Advisory Group, a consulting and service agency focusing on providing culturally competent services to military members, veterans and their families. He is the author of the Quikseries guide on Military and Veterans Culture and member of the joint Department of Defense/Veterans Affairs workgroup on Military Culture training. He is the supervisor of the Veterans Court Liaison for Seattle Veterans Treatment Court and Regional Veterans Court. | |
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Bob Wilson
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Bob Wilson is a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer and a Gulf War Veteran. During his 20 years in the Navy, Bob served in various public affairs positions and was also a member of Combat Camera Group Pacific. For the past ten years, Bob has worked at various mental health and chemical dependency agencies. He most recently worked with Offenders with co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders. Bob earned his bachelor's degree in Sociology from Regents College, New York, and his masters degree in School Counseling from City University, Bellevue. | |
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Colin Marks
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Colin Marks is a Navy veteran with two combat deployments to the Gulf. While in the Navy Colin earned the title of BM2 (SW/SCW) along with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Expeditionary Medal and Combat Action Ribbon. Colin has spent the last 4 years working as an officer with the Washington State Department of Corrections and has been certified through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Colin received his AAS through Olympic College, his Bachelors in Public Policy and Urban Development from the Evergreen State College and is working on his Masters in Public Administration at Seattle University. | |
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Court Calendar Veterans Treatment Court is held on Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in courtroom 1003. Referral Process Requests to enter this program should be made in writing to the VTC Liaison (Bob Wilson or Scott Swaim) using the designated referral forms below. All documents are in .pdf format.
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Staff Contact Information
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