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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 July Judges' Page newsletter, "Native American Children Involved in the Dependency Court,” include:

• Judge Maurice Portley of the Arizona Court of Appeals advises CPS, CASA volunteers and the courts to follow the placement preferences mandated by the Indian Child Welfare Act.  
• Guest editor Donna J. Goldsmith of the Alaska Federation of Natives distinguishes active efforts from reasonable efforts. 
• Referee Sherri Sobel of the Los Angeles Superior Court describes the unique set of considerations for those working with Native American children in an urban setting.

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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