Retired Navy Rear Adm. James McPherson’s service to his country included time as the judge advocate general of the Navy, under secretary of the Army and acting secretary of the Navy.
He’s now serving his community in Virginia Beach as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. Despite extensive legal experience, McPherson’s efforts over the past four years have not been as an attorney but as one of the volunteers who help neglected and abused children involved in matters before Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judges.
CASAs, as they are called, advocate on behalf of children after extensive training and with support from the staff of the nonprofit Virginia Beach CASA. They handle one case at a time, working with children and other areas of the courts system to seek safe permanent homes for young people…