As of Sunday 12/01/2019 at 12:00 AM the Raise the Age initiative is in effect. That means that any 16 and 17 year old who commit crimes...

Be sure to check out Professor Jacqui Greene’s article and related resources on the RTA changes recently passed by the General Assembly. ...

Chief Justice Beasley and Governor Cooper Announce School Justice Partnership Initiative This past Monday Chief Justice Cheri Beasley,...

David Andrews Any Given Sunday I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t watch a lot of football.  The games are long and there’s that...

Tip of the week Is There Such a Thing as a Juvenile MAR? Yes and no.  While there is no exact corollary to a motion for appropriate...

Tip of the Week – Was Your Client Properly Served? N.C.G.S. §7B-1805 requires that both the juvenile and the parent be personally...

Happy Friday and Happy Passover!  This week we have a new tip, a new post from the School of Government and another community event worth...

Happy Thursday (and, hopefully, a Happy Good Friday on tomorrow)!  This week there is one new training and one job opportunity along with...

Happy Friday!  This week there are few additions, but we have two new training/networking events to share, the new weekly tip, and...

Happy Friday!   We hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable July 4th week/holiday.  This week we’ve got a new resource added to our...

Welcome back for the weekly roundup.  There are a couple of new job opportunities added and approaching deadlines we’re highlighting, but...

Welcome back!  We’ve got a few new events, training, and job opportunities ahead this time around.  Please read through and be sure to...

This week we’ve got plenty of important news to share, with updates on Raise the Age, a new podcast, and job and training opportunities....

Good afternoon N.C. Juvenile Defender Community.  It has been a rather eventful week, depending on where you are, and we hope everyone is...

Late last year, John Rubin of the UNC School of Government and I published the 2017 edition of the North Carolina Juvenile Defender...

This week we are lighter on the usual training notifications, but there are some important updates to be shared. Training, Job...

The National Juvenile Defender Center and the Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Clinic are now accepting applications for the 2018 Juvenile...

This week, OJD has produced its first-ever podcast and we are now on SoundCloud!  In the podcast, Eric Zogry and Kim Howes discuss the...

From the “On the Civil Side” blog, Professor LaToya Powell has posted a new article regarding Raise the Age in North Carolina.  In this...

On Friday, Aug. 11, juvenile defenders from across N.C. united at the U.N.C. School of Government for the 2017 Juvenile Defender...