NCJFCJ News
The Imprint sat down with Judge Jeffrey Kritzer, district court judge in Minnesota, to learn more about how he approaches child welfare hearings.
Following training by the NCJFCJ, the goal of these hearings is to help children reunite with their parents. He has worked to give parents a stronger voice and keep them engaged during hearings because he believes that courts cannot care for children without also caring for their guardians.
Judge Kritzer is the third judicial district’s lead judge for the Children’s Justice Initiative, a federally funded program meant to improve outcomes in child welfare cases. He has also led training sessions for judges, most recently at the National Conference on Juvenile Justice in Minneapolis.