Judith Meltzer

Judith Meltzer is a Senior Fellow and former President of CSSP. Ms. Meltzer brings years of experience in work related to child and family well-being and public system transformation, strategies for community change and local, state and federal policy initiatives. Ms. Meltzer is one of a handful of pioneers seeking productive, less adversarial approaches to child welfare class action litigation. She was honored by the American Public Human Services Association as the recipient of the Peter Forsythe Award for Leadership in Public Child Welfare. She served as the federal Court Monitor for successful system transformations in New Jersey and the District of Columbia, and currently works on class action-stimulated reforms in South Carolina, New Mexico and Kansas. Ms. Meltzer has a Master’s Degree in Social Welfare Policy from the University of Chicago.