Board focused on judicial training and shared expertise to strengthen Responsibility.org’s work to prevent impaired driving and underage drinking
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responsibility.org’s Judicial Advisory Board (JAB) convened last week in El Paso, Texas, bringing together judges and other stakeholders of the judiciary who work closely with and within the judicial system to share expertise, examine emerging issues, and help advance the organization’s impaired driving and underage drinking prevention efforts.
The Board provides specialized expertise that helps the organization navigate the complex DUI system, strengthen impaired driving prevention efforts, and assess data and circumstances that can inform underage drinking prevention initiatives.
During the meeting, JAB members attended Judge Robert Anchondo’s DWI Intervention and Treatment Program, a specialized court for impaired drivers. The Board also focused on continuing to develop a judicial training template addressing drunk and impaired driving and underage drinking challenges within the system. Once developed, the training is intended for judges at the local, state, regional, and national levels, with JAB members serving as administrators.
The Board’s guidance has contributed to tangible resources and policy work. This includes the Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS Connect), designed to help address underlying mental health disorders that contribute to the dangers of drunk and impaired driving and connect individuals with needed treatment to prevent repeat offenses. JAB members have also helped guide Responsibility.org’s focus on high-risk impaired drivers and contributed to resources and positions addressing jury selection, e-warrants, and overall safety throughout the judicial system as those issues relate to drunk and impaired drivers.
“The Judicial Advisory Board gives Responsibility.org the opportunity to learn directly from professionals who understand how impaired driving cases move through our courts and where opportunities exist to strengthen the system,” said Leslie Kimball, Executive Director of Responsibility.org. “By bringing this expertise together, our team can continue to develop resources and training that help judges address impaired driving while advancing prevention and responsible decision-making efforts.”
“Judges have an important role to play in addressing impaired driving, and opportunities to share knowledge, examine effective approaches, and learn from one another strengthens that work,” said Judicial Advisory Board member Judge Robert Anchondo. “I was pleased to welcome the rest of the Judicial Advisory Board to El Paso and to share the work of the DWI Intervention and Treatment Program as the Board continues its efforts to support Responsibility.org, the judiciary, and advance impaired driving prevention.”
The El Paso meeting reflects the Judicial Advisory Board’s ongoing commitment to translating judicial expertise into practical solutions. By bringing together leaders with firsthand experience across the judicial system, Responsibility.org can continue to provide expert led and informed resources, training, and approaches that help create safer communities and save lives on America’s roadways.
Through the Judicial Advisory Board, Responsibility.org is helping connect expertise with action, ensuring that the perspectives of judges and other judicial leaders inform efforts to prevent impaired driving and underage drinking nationwide.
