Robert E. (Rob) Roberts
Republican
Chief deputy prosecuting attorney, Vigo County
The gist
- Proposes returning Drug Court to Superior Court Division 5
- Pledges faster hearings to ease jail overcrowding
- Supports accountability for repeat or violent offenders
- Supports more treatment alternatives to detention
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Proposes returning Drug Court to Superior Court Division 5
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Vigo County Judge of the Superior Court, Division 5Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“As Division 5 Judge, I would seek to return Drug Court to the court where it started before being removed under the current Judge.”
Pledges faster hearings to ease jail overcrowding
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Vigo County Judge of the Superior Court, Division 5Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will bring efficiency to the daily operation of the court, increasing access for the defendants.”
Supports accountability for repeat or violent offenders
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Vigo County Judge of the Superior Court, Division 5Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Accountability for repeat or violent offenders, recovery for substance use offenders, efficiency for cases, reduce jail overcrowding.”
Supports more treatment alternatives to detention
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Vigo County Judge of the Superior Court, Division 5Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Vigo County has done well to increase available resources for substance use recovery and mental health treatment, but more can be done.”