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Week in Review: Sept 5-9
Fri-YAY! Cheers to a short week and a quick start to another weekend. It's been a quiet week for OJD but that doesn't mean we don't have...

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Sep 9, 20222 min read
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Week in Review: June 6-10
Happy Friday Readers! School's out and the summer has officially started for the kids! While we know that summer means less school-based...

NC OJD
Jun 10, 20224 min read
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Week in Review: November 1-5
Brrrr! It's getting cold outside and we're walking into Daylight Savings Time this Saturday night. Anybody else feeling like Winter is...

NC OJD
Nov 5, 20212 min read
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From a Lawyer’s View: Jones v. Mississippi
Jones v. Mississippi: The Bare Minimum is “Constitutionally Sufficient” On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued...

NC OJD
May 28, 20214 min read
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Week in Review: NC Court of Appeals – Juvenile Opinions
Happy Friday Readers! Today’s Week in Review will be a bit different and longer than most. Recently the NC Courts of Appeals has released...

NC OJD
May 21, 20214 min read
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From a Lawyer’s View: Youthful Offenders – What to Do When Clients Want to Be Transferred
Who are youthful offenders? In the jurisdiction where I practice, we refer to 16-17 year-old clients who are subject to potential...

NC OJD
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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Week in Review: Feb 22-26
Happy Friday Readers! We’ve conquered the last week of February and ready to start new challenges on Monday, March 1, right? Right! A...

NC OJD
Feb 26, 20212 min read
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Week in Review: Feb 15-19
Happy Friday Readers! We finally made it to the weekend, how good does it feel? Not to keep you waiting, let’s get right to it. Tip of...

NC OJD
Feb 19, 20212 min read
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Week in Review: Feb 1-5
Happy Friday Readers! February is the shortest month in our calendar but what some like to call, “the real start to the new year, January...

NC OJD
Feb 5, 20213 min read
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From A Lawyer’s View: The Kitchen Sink
Over the past several months, attorneys at the Office of the Juvenile Defender, the Wake County Public Defender’s Office, and my office...

NC OJD
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI)
Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI) by Kim Howes, Assistant Juvenile Defender The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is...

NC OJD
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Your 2020 Year in Review
We have reached the Year in Review portion of our weekly reviews! How did we get here so fast?! While this year has been the most...

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Dec 18, 20202 min read
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Week in Review: Dec 7-11
Hello from another Friday Readers! We’re inching closer and closer to a new year and even closer to cold weather. Hope you’re staying...

NC OJD
Dec 11, 20202 min read
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Week in Review: Nov 30 – Dec 4
Happy December Readers! Can you honestly believe we are in DECEMBER already? With everything we have collectively experienced in 2020,...

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Dec 4, 20202 min read
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Week in Review: Oct 26-30
Trick or Treat Readers! We hope you had a great week, and that your Zoom and WebEx calls were safe from the Bandwidth Ghost. Tip of the...

NC OJD
Oct 30, 20203 min read
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Interstate Compact for Juveniles Overview – Week in Review: Oct 12-16
Happy Friday Defenders! Today’s blog post is one giant Tip of the Week written by our Assistant Juvenile Defender, Terri Johnson. This...

NC OJD
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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Week in Review: Sept 28-Oct 2
New month, same Week in Review. Happy Friday readers! We have a brand new tip for you today, an important Fee App memo and then it’s off...

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Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Week in Review: Sept 7-11
Happy Friday Readers! Another week down in 2020 and we’re still all trying to figure it out. But no worries, OJD is here to help along...

NC OJD
Sep 11, 20202 min read
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Week in Review: Aug 10-14
Another Friday in the books! Thanks for stopping by to read up on OJD’s week! And stay tuned next week for a brand new A Lawyer’s View...

NC OJD
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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Week in Review: July 6-10
Happy Friday Readers! 2nd week in July done and over, but was plenty busy for OJD. Webinars, meetings, court, you name it! So here’s your...

NC OJD
Jul 10, 20203 min read
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