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The National Center for State Courts
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Award Named After President of the National Center for State Courts

Williamsburg, VA (Dec. 3, 2002) –  Roger K. Warren, president of the National Center for State Courts in Williamsburg and a former presiding judge of the Sacramento Municipal and Superior Court, has been honored by the juvenile justice agencies of Sacramento, Calif., which have established an award in his name. The Roger K. Warren Unity Award recognizes an individual who promotes collaboration and cooperation among all agencies – public and private -- that work with children in the court system. 

During Warren’s more than 20 years of service in Sacramento’s courts, he founded the Sacramento Child Advocates and the Sacramento CASA Program. He also was one of the founders and first chair of the Sacramento Criminal Justice Cabinet.  In November, Warren traveled to Sacramento to present the award to this year’s recipient, Mary Hill Hughes who works with Sacramento Child Protective Services and serves on several interagency committees that provide juvenile services.

Warren became president and chief executive officer of the National Center for State Courts in 1996. The National Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the state courts. The National Center carries out this mission through its offices in Williamsburg, Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colo., which provide research, education, and hands-on consulting services to the nation’s state courts.

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