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Adoption Day

The 2011 DC Adoption Day Ceremony (Windows Media video)

Adoption Stories

01/03/2012

Superior Court Celebrates 25th Annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of Washington Lawyer Magazine
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01/02/2012

Uniting DC Families - Improvements in the DC Adoption Process - Courtesy of the National Law Journal
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11/27/2011

Judge Zoe Bush on Guy Lambert Radio Show, talking about 25th Annual DC Adoption Day - Courtesy of WPGC Radio
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11/21/2011

Adopting Change - Courtesy of the Legal Times
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11/20/2011

NBC4's Barbara Harrison, fairy godmother of D.C.'s foster kids, emcees her 25th Adoption Day - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/20/2011

More than 30 D.C.-area kids adopted in ceremony at D.C. Superior Court - Courtesy of WJLA, ABC 7
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11/19/2011

D.C. Court Holds Adoption Ceremony for 29 Children on National Adoption Day - Courtesy of WJLA, ABC 7
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11/19/2011

Wednesday's Child: 25th annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of WRC-TV, NBC 4
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11/18/2011

D.C. Family celebrates National Adoption Day - Courtesy of WJLA, ABC 7
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11/18/2011

D.C. Superior Court holds 25th Annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of The Washington Times
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11/18/2011

D.C. Court to Celebrate 25th Annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of the Legal Times
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11/18/2011

Adoption Day's 25th Annual Celebration To Be Held At D.C. Superior Court - Courtesy of Huffington Post
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11/18/2011

Proud Family of Seven celebrates Adoption Day with Barbara Harrison - Courtesy of WRC-TV, channel 4
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11/16/2011

Judge Bush talks about Adoption Day with Bruce Depuyt on NewsTalk - Courtesy of Newschannel 8
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11/16/2011

Judge McKenna and an Adoption Day couple talk with Harold Fisher on the Daily Drum - Courtesy of WHUR Radio
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11/15/2011

D.C. Foster Children to be Adopted at Ceremony - Courtesy of The Washington Examiner
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11/11/2011

Judge Bush talks Adoption Day with Mark Segraves of NewsPlus - Courtesy of Channel 50, WDCW
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11/2011

DC Superior Court to Mark 25th Annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of Washington Lawyer magazine
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01/2011

D.C. Community Court Honored at 2010 Momentum Awards / Off and Running Documentary Shines Spotlight on Adoption / Superior Court Celebrates 24th Annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of Washington Lawyer
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11/26/2010

Gay Couple Participates in Adoption Day - Story by washingtonblade.com
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11/24/2010

Wednesday's Child focuses on DC Adoption Day 2010 - Courtesy of WRC-TV, channel 4
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11/22/2010

Thomas, at Adoption Day, on Finding his New Family - Story by People's District
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11/21/2010

At Adoption Day ceremony, D.C. Superior Court judge is among those celebrating official parenthood - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/20/2010

Dreams Come True for D.C. Foster Kids - Courtesy of nbc4.com
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11/19/2010

White House Office of Faith Based Partnerships Blogs about DC Adoption Event at the US Department of Health& Human Services - Courtesy of whitehouse.gov
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11/18/2010

Judge McKenna on NewsTalk with Bruce Depuyt Talking About Adoption Day - Courtesy of TBD, TV
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11/15/2010

Judge McKenna Talks With NewsPlus' Mark Segraves - Courtesy of the CW, Channel 50
Part I - Domestic Adoptions (WMV video, 8MB)
Part II - International Adoptions (WMV video, 9MB)

01/2010

Adoption At Last - Courtesy of Washington Lawyer
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11/25/2009

Adoption Day 2009 featured on Channel 4 in Barbara Harrison's Wednesday's Child segment - Courtesy of WRC-TV, channel 4
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11/23/2009

Chief Judge Satterfield and DC Family Court judges participate in National Adoption Day event at the Department of Health and Human Services - Courtesy of whitehouse.gov
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11/23/2009

Magistrate Judge Breslow talks about adoption - Courtesy of Newschannel 8
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11/22/2009

Parents and children share celebration of family in District - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/21/2009

Adoption day brings joy to local families - Courtesy of WTOP Radio
Part I, Part II (MP3 Audio)
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11/20/2009

3 Minutes with Judge William Jackson on adoption - Courtesy of The Washington Examiner
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11/20/2009

Local News Brief on Adoption Day - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/20/2009

Adoption Day coverage - Courtesy of Newschannel 8
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11/20/2009

"New" family interviewed - Courtesy of WTTG, Fox 5 Television
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11/2009

D.C. Courts Celebrate 23rd Annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of Washington Lawyer
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06/24/2009

A Child Featured on Wednesday's Child segment is Adopted into a Loving Home - Courtesy of WRC-TV, channel 4
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01/27/2009

Actress Nia Vardalos Writes About the Joy of Adopting a Foster Child - Courtesy of the Huffington Post
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01/2009

Superior Court Finalizes 16 Adoptions at National Event - Courtesy of Washington Lawyer
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11/19/2008

Channel 4's Barbara Harrison focuses Wednesday's Child segment on Family Court's Adoption Day ceremony - Courtesy of WRC-TV, channel 4
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11/16/2008

D.C. Holds 22nd Annual Adoption Day Ceremonies - Courtesy of The Washington Examiner
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11/16/2008

A Big Day for Families - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/15/2008

For Teen's Adoption Dream, It's Never Too Late - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/14/2008

Judge Josey-Herring talks with Beverly Kirk about Adoption Day 2008 - Courtesy of Newschannel 8
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11/23/2007

Judge Anita Josey-Herring: The 3-Minute Interview - Courtesy of The Washington Examiner
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11/20/2007

Adoption Trends Offer Hope - Courtesy of The Afro American
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11/18/2007

Adopted With a Child's Love, Officials Praise Adoption Progress - Courtesy of The Washington Times
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11/18/2007

National Adoption Day: Falling in Love, Giving Children a Home - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/17/2007

Adoption Day - Courtesy of WTOP Radio
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11/17/2007

DC Observes Annual Adoption Day - Courtesy of Fox 5
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11/16/2007

Adoption Day Interview of Judge Josey-Herring - Courtesy of Newschannel 8
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11/20/2006

New Parents and Adopted Children Both Grateful and Gleeful - Courtesy of WAMU radio
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11/19/2006

Families adopt 48 Children - Courtesy of The Washington Times
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11/19/2006

Two Adoptive Families Will Help Siblings On Path to Bonding - Courtesy of The Washington Post
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11/18/2006

New Families Join Together On National Adoption Day - Courtesy of Fox 5
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11/17/2006

Judge Josey-Herring talks with Hilary Howard about Adoption Day - Courtesy of Washington Post Radio, AM1500
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11/17/2006

Adoption Day Interview with Judge Anita Josey-Herring - Courtesy of News Channel 8
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11/17/2006

D.C. courts home to adoptive judges - Courtesy of The Examiner
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11/23/2005

Adoption Day in Court Celebrated - Link to NBC4 Coverage
Courtesy of NBC4 and nbc4.com

11/20/2005

At the End of a Long Road, A Family Finally Is Formed: New Parents Celebrate National Adoption Day - The Washington Post
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11/19/2005

Adoption Day coverage - Courtesy of Fox 5, WTTG-TV
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11/24/2003

A Family Celebration - The Washington Post
Cynics, you can stop reading right now because Saturday's Adoption Day celebration was a lump-in-the-throat, heartwarming, tears-of-joy kind of day...
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11/23/2003

Ceremony marks the making of new families - The Washington Times
Hundreds gathered at D.C. Superior Court in Northwest yesterday to celebrate with the men, women and children who officially became families during the District's 17th Annual Adoption Day in Court ceremony...
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11/22/2003

D.C. to Celebrate Happy Endings on the Road to Adoption - The Washington Post
Joann Lewis was astonished when she first met the sickly 3-year-old boy, who weighed about 10 pounds and could hardly lift his head, let alone talk...
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