Carol Montavon Bealor serves as the Cass County Probate Court Judge and Chief Judge of the Cass County Courts. She presides over Cass County’s Family Treatment Court which offers parents diagnosed with drug and/or alcohol dependence a court supervised intervention focused on strengthening the entire family system through integrated, court-based collaboration among a diverse group of community service providers, who work as a team, providing individualized, self-directed, and trauma-informed treatment services, holding parents accountable and providing parents with opportunities and skills to live a life of recovery while also providing a safe and nurturing environment for their children.

Prior to coming to work for the Courts, Judge Bealor had her own law practice and sat on several of Cass County’s problem-solving court teams (including Family Treatment Court) where she gained training and experience regarding addiction and evidence-based practices that facilitate recovery, children’s well-being, and community safety. She has prior experience as a mediator, assistant prosecutor, public defender, insurance defense attorney, and legal aid attorney.

Judge Bealor earned her Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University School of Law (Magna Cum Laude) and her Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame. Personally, Judge Bealor has experienced the impact of addiction within her family which makes her passionate about effectively addressing addiction within our systems and communities.