SACRAMENTO – Sen. Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) has been appointed to the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care by the Judicial Council of California.

Her term will run from March 1 2012 through June 30, 2014.

The commission is charged with making recommendations to the Judicial Council on strategies to improve the state’s foster care system and juvenile courts.  

“I am honored to serve on a commission that provides access to justice children who need a voice in the system,” said Evans. “The foster care and the judicial systems must work together diligently to protect the children in our care.”

Evans represents the Second Senatorial District, including all or portions of the Counties of Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma. Senator Evans Chairs the Legislative Women’s Caucus and the Committee on Judiciary.