The court system's ability to have a positive impact on lives was at the center of a presentation by Judge Troy Braswell to the Clinton Rotary Club at its Feb. 12 meeting. Braswell, with five years in the judiciary as a Juvenile Court judge, spoke about his experiences on juvenile court. This, in turn, centered on his implementation of risk assessment tools in that court, used in determining the best way to handle incoming defendants who appear before the court. This was a change from the procedures in place when he assumed the role which automatically assigned a sentence to a given offense...
