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The Judges' Page Newsletter

The Judges' Page newsletter is published by the National CASA Association and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Judge Dean Lewis (retired) is the editor. 

Highlights of the January Judges' Page newsletter, "International Solutions for Connecting US Foster Care Children with Families,” include:

• "A Guide for Judges in Outgoing Cases Under the Hague Adoption Convention," an article by William Bistransky of the Office of Children's Issues, US Department of State, highlighting information judges need to meet the legal requirements in outgoing adoption cases.
• "Finding Families for Children: Permanency and the Principle of Subsidiarity," by Julie Rosicky and Felicity Northcott of ISS-USA, explores the meaning of and influence of the principle of subsidiarity on child welfare practice in America.
• "Intercounty Adoption and Reciprocity," by Susan Soonkeum Cox, offers personal insights into intercountry adoption.  

Read the current issue of The Judges' Page newsletter.

NCJFCJ and National CASA: Working Together to Improve Outcomes for Children in Care

 “Judges sleep better knowing that children in foster care have a CASA volunteer watching over them. In a perfect world, one without abuse and neglect, children would not need a CASA volunteer. Until then, I hope that one day every child in foster care will have a CASA volunteer. Thank you, advocates everywhere, for speaking up for the children.”                                             

—Hon. Douglas Johnson, president,
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Read other judges' comments about the role that CASA volunteers play in their courtrooms in the March 2009 issue of The Judges' Page newsletter. 

Listen to an interview with Judge J. Dean Lewis about the role of CASA volunteers in court using the podcast player below.

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