Judge

Judge Seth Norman,
Criminal Court Division IV Judge
Judge Seth Norman is currently the Judge of Division IV Criminal Court and served as Presiding Judge of the 20th Judicial District for the years 1998 and 1999. Elected to the bench in 1990, Judge Norman was reelected without opposition in 1998 and again in 2006. He is a Korean War Veteran, having served 5 years in the U.S. Air Force. Judge Norman received his J.D. Degree from the Nashville School of Law in 1962. He practiced law in Nashville for 28 years in the law office of Jack Norman, Sr., and served as member of the General Assembly, the State Democratic Executive Committee and as a Delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Judge Norman is the founder and Presiding Judge of the Davidson County Drug Court, and the founder and Chairman of the Nashville Drug Court Support Foundation, Inc. In 2003, the Tennessee Association of Drug Court Professionals recognized Judge Norman as the "Pioneer of Tennessee Drug Courts" for his exhausting efforts in making Drug Courts a crucial and instrumental part of Tennessee's Criminal Justice System.  

Staff

Janet Hobson, M.S.
Program Director for Davidson County Community Corrections and Davidson County Drug Court Program
Mrs. Hobson reports directly to the founder and presiding Judge of the Davidson County Drug Court, Judge Seth Norman. She is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Community Corrections and Drug Court Program. Mrs. Hobson has 15 years of experience working in the criminal justice field. 

 In addition to the Program Director the following staff members play a vital role in the successful operations of the program. 

• Program & General Services Coordinator Drug Court, Richard Taylor
• Program Manager DCCCP, Steven Rhodes
• Administrative Assistant, Becky Woodard
• 7 Counselors:  Dean Wilson Clincial Coordinator, John Hatcher, Mike Bennett, Cynthia Holdsworth, Robert Cassman, Roger Matthews,  Jackie power 
• Program Specialist IOP, Robert Cassman
• Drug Court Assessor, Ron Miller 
• Drug Court Case Officer, (2 officers)
• Psychiatrist, David K. Patzer, M.D. 
• Community Service Work Supervisor, Danny Melton & Staff
• Resident Monitor Supervisor, Patty Ryder & Staff
• Medical Director  
• 2 part-time RN's
• Transportation Assistant
• Part-time GED instructor
• Volunteer Tutors & Interns
• Nashville Drug Court Support Foundation Staff