May 8, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Prosecutor Tim Rutkowski, 989.269.9255
At the 24th Annual Training Conference for the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals (MATCP), Huron County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney David Wallace was elected MATCP’s President. Founded in 1996, MATCP serves as the voice for the 210 Treatment Courts in the state and works with the courts, the private sector, and the public on educating and advancing Treatment Courts. MATCP also provides education and training for Treatment Court teams at its annual conference and other training programs held around the state. Treatment Courts are court programs that hold individuals with a substance abuse disorder accountable and address the underlying conditions through intensive supervision and long-term treatment.
I am extremely honored to be elected to this position. MATCP is at the forefront of supporting Michigan’s Treatment Courts and it is recognized as one of the premier Treatment Court associations in the country. MATCP is always striving to ensure that all of Michigan’s Treatment Courts are effective in changing behavior, reducing recidivism and saving lives.
David Wallace, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
In the Tri-County area of Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac, the Thumb Regional Sobriety Court works to improve public safety by focusing on drivers who operate vehicles while under the influence of legal and illegal substances. Mr. Wallace represents the prosecutor’s office on the Sobriety Court team. Before returning to prosecution, Mr. Wallace was the Senior Director for the National Center of DWI Courts (NCDC) at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (Now known as All Rise) in Alexandria, Virginia. He traveled around the country training court teams on how to develop and run DWI Courts, which in Michigan are called Sobriety Courts. Huron County and Tuscola County also have a Recovery Court that focuses on individuals who have a dependency on other drugs.
As the Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Mr. Wallace performs a full range of professional assignments in the prosecutor’s office with a focus on Circuit Court matters. He has been in the Huron County Prosecutor’s office for over 9 years, and he has over 30 years of experience as an assistant prosecutor through his employment with other prosecutor offices, including Eaton County, Calhoun County, and the Prosecutor’s Association of Michigan (PAAM) in Lansing. After working for 7 years at PAAM, he became the Senior Director at the NCDC.
I became a supporter of our local Treatment Courts as a direct result of education on their effectiveness by Mr. Wallace. Treatment Courts do work for the people from the Thumb area.
Huron County Prosecutor Tim Rutkowski
Mr. Wallace stated: “It is a privilege to work and live here in Huron County and support Mr. Rutkowski in keeping this community a safer place to live. I look forward to many more years of representing the citizens of this great county.”
