In May 2009, the AOC published the “Final Report and Action Plan” of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care, created by former Chief Justice Ronald George and chaired by former Justice Carlos Moreno. That report contained recommendations to the Judicial Council for improving the outcomes for foster children under the jurisdiction of the state’s juvenile courts.

The commission’s second recommendation called on the “the Judicial Council and the trial and appellate courts [to] make children in foster care and their families a priority when making decisions about the allocation of resources and administrative support.” Its fourth recommendation was that “the Judicial Council, Congress, the Legislature, the courts and partnering agencies should give priority to children and their families in the child welfare system in the allocation and administration of resources.” Recommendation 2D, after noting that “the court’s ability to make fair, timely and informed decisions requires attorneys, social workers and Court Appointed Special Advocates who are well-qualified and have the time and resources to present accurate and timely information to the courts,” specifically recommended that “the Judicial Council advocate for the resources, including a stable funding source, necessary to implement the council’s recently adopted attorney caseload standards.”

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