Episode 236: Navigating the Complexity of Court (w/ Judge Brian Goldrick)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Court can be hard to understand and difficult to navigate for everyone involved. How does a case progress? Can a foster parent attend court dates for biological parents? Should they? Thankfully, I have an expert with me to help explain what happens at court from the lens of someone who is there every day–a judge.
I have the honor of speaking with Judge Brian Goldrick. He has been a part of the Child Protection Division of the court in McLean County for over 32 years. Judge Goldrick started in 1992 as an Assistant Public Defender, then served as the Contract Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) before becoming an Associate Circuit Judge.
In this episode, you’ll hear the process of a case through court, what rights foster parents have, how such weighty decisions are made, and much more. Listen in!
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community. This is The Forgotten podcast. I take this assignment |
| 0:07.8 | seriously. It's weighty. I recognize that the decisions that I make in these cases have a lifelong impact on |
| 0:16.6 | parents, children, foster parents. So I'm always prepared the results of the choices |
| 0:22.7 | that I make. |
| 0:23.6 | Sometimes I won't see those results for years to come. |
| 0:28.4 | Doing this kind of work for three decades now, |
| 0:31.1 | I see some of the decisions that were made |
| 0:33.2 | that didn't turn out so well. |
| 0:34.7 | And on a rare occasion, I get to see the things |
| 0:37.0 | that have worked out |
| 0:37.9 | and hear about the good things. So sometimes it just takes time. |
| 0:42.0 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, where we are highlighting the stories |
| 0:47.1 | of the people of foster care. With every episode, our goal is to help you better understand |
| 0:53.2 | the foster care community. We want to |
| 0:55.7 | bring you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the agency workers, foster |
| 1:01.3 | parents, vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. If you want to |
| 1:07.5 | learn more about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to the forgotteninitiative.org. |
| 1:20.4 | We are in this together. |
| 1:22.6 | Thank you for listening and engaging with us. |
| 1:25.1 | We love having you as part of our family. Okay, it is time. Let's do this. |
| 1:35.8 | Today I have the honor of speaking with Judge Brian Goldrick. Judge Goldrick has been part of the |
| 1:42.4 | Child Protection Division of the court for 32 years, starting back in 1992 as an assistant public defender, and then moving to private practice and serving as a GAL for 12 years before becoming an Associate Circuit Judge, a role which he has now been in since 2013. And personally, Judge Goldrick is |
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