Do lawyers, judges and social workers support CASA?
Juvenile and family court judges support the CASA program in their courtroom and appoint the volunteers. CASA has been endorsed by the American Bar Association, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators. CASA is a priority project of the Department of Justices Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The office encourages the establishment of new CASA programs, assists established CASA programs and provides partial funding for the National CASA Association.
Yes. Locally, Judge Edward Guido was instrumental in establishing the Cumberland County CASA Program. CASA has been endorsed by the American Bar Association, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the U.S. Dept. of Justice. In 2006, Judge M.L. Ebert, Jr. also began hearing dependency cases in Cumberland County, and has embraced the CASA concept.
