Month: November 2025

NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY, November 22, 2025, 9:30 a.m., Stockton Courthouse

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Stockton, CA — On Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., the Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin, will host the court’s 26th Adoption Day with San Joaquin County Human Services Agency, Wayfinder Family Services, Project Linus, Main Street Youth & Family Services, Environmental Alternatives Family Services, Triad Family Services, Family Extension Foster Care & Adoption, Aspiranet, Koinoina, and New Dimensions. This year’s event will celebrate and finalize adoptions for 28 children by 17 families.

This event will be presided over by Judges Michael Mulvihill, Gurjit Srai, and Danielle Ramirez. Judge Mulvihill will begin with a brief welcome and introduction. 

Upon reflection of this eventful day, Judge Mulvihill said, “On behalf of the San Joaquin County Superior Court, we congratulate all of the families participating in National Adoption Day. Every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Adoption Saturday focuses on children waiting to be adopted and on the families who have opened their homes to adopt them.  It is truly an honor and a privilege for our judges and staff to preside over these proceedings. There is nothing more important in this world than family, and we truly thank all of the adoptive parents who have stepped forward and made a commitment to these children to give them their forever home.  We wish them all a lifetime of love and happiness.”

Volunteers from the court and agencies participate in this special day by working together to celebrate the joys of adoption and encourage more families and individuals to give children permanent families through adoption.

National Adoption Day has been celebrated across the nation for the last 27 years on the  Saturday before Thanksgiving to raise awareness of the more than 108,000 children and youth in foster care waiting to find a permanent and loving family. Over the past years, the nationwide collective effort of judges, lawyers, court staff, foster professionals, child advocates, sheriff personnel, and many others has made the dreams of over 90,000 children and youth come true by working on this special day to finalize adoptions for children and youth in foster care.

For your convenience, here is information regarding the event:

  • Event begins at 9:30 a.m., Jury Assembly Room 12th floor
  • Court Opens to the families at 8:30 a.m.
  • Stockton Courthouse-180 E. Weber Ave., Stockton ,CA
  • Members of the public and press are invited to attend court in person. Press interested in recording court proceedings via TV camera and recorder, still camera, and/or audio must complete the required paperwork. Please send requests to mediarequest@sjcourts.org.
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COURT CYBER INCIDENT

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STOCKTON, CA – The Superior Court of California for the County of San Joaquin (the “Superior Court”) has completed an investigation of unauthorized activity  involving its computer network. Upon learning of the unauthorized activity, the Superior Court took immediate action to contain the incident and began an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm that has assisted other organizations in similar situations and reported the incident to law enforcement. The investigation determined that an unauthorized person gained access to some Superior Court systems between October 25 and October 30, 2024, and acquired copies of certain files.

The Superior Court searched and reviewed the files that were involved, which took a substantial amount of time and effort, and determined that the files involved contained individuals’ names with one or more of the following: Social Security number, driver’s license or California identification card number, tax identification numbers, passport number, military identification number, account number or credit or debit card number, medical information, and/or health insurance information.

The Superior Court reminds individuals that it is always a good idea to be vigilant for incidents of fraud or identity theft by reviewing account statements and free credit reports for any unauthorized activity. The Superior Court is offering one year of complimentary identity protection services to individuals whose information was involved.

The Superior Court is offering complimentary one-year membership in identity protection and credit monitoring services to individuals whose personal information may have been involved. If you believe your personal information may have been involved in this incident and you are interested in enrolling in the services, please visit https://www.sjcourts.org/ cybersecurity-incident/ and follow the steps enroll.

The Superior Court has established a dedicated, toll-free call center to answer questions that individuals may have about the incident, (844) 354-1371, available Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, excluding major U.S. holidays.

To help prevent something like this from happening again, the Superior Court has taken, and will continue to take, steps to enhance the security of its computer network.

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