A Halifax County judge has spent the last decade helping people who are in recovery. He has a new goal: creating stable housing for them

A Halifax County judge has spent the last decade helping people who are in recovery. He has a new goal: creating stable housing for them

Judge Joel Cunningham is rooting for each person in the small group that comes into his courtroom every Tuesday morning. After a decade running the Halifax County Recovery Court program, he knows what to say to the participants, no matter where they are in their recovery journey.  On an October Tuesday, he addressed participants who had made strides in their process to recover from substance use disorder, as well as those who were struggling.  A…