What does the Juvenile Court System Experience Mean for Children?
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NC OJD
Jul 28, 20233 min read
7 Tips for Attorneys Who Won’t Follow Their Juvenile Case to Adult Criminal Court
If you’ve been appointed to represent a juvenile charged with an offense that will likely be transferred, but won’t be handling the case...
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NC OJD
Jul 10, 20234 min read
Case Law Corner: Vol. 8
Can you believe that the last appellate decision for juvenile delinquency cases was back in December of 2022? I wrote about the three...
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NC OJD
Feb 17, 20233 min read
Week in Review: February 13-17
Happy Friday! With NC having all this good weather, a long introduction before the pre-weekend read is unnecessary. Let's get to it! Tip...
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NC OJD
Jan 13, 20233 min read
Week in Review: January 9-13
Happy Friday Readers! We hope you had a great holiday filled with rest, family, and good food. Trust us when we say, OJD is just getting...
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NC OJD
Dec 16, 20222 min read
From A Lawyer's View: OJD Out In the Field – Coming Soon to a Courthouse Near You
In recent months, you may have seen staff from our office lurking in your courtrooms, wrangling attorneys to talk, and having secret...
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NC OJD
Oct 21, 20224 min read
Week in Review: October 17-21
Happy Friday Everyone! It's been a road trip kind of week for OJD. On the counties visited this week: Cabarrus, Henderson, and Sampson!...
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NC OJD
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Week in Review: Sept 26-30
Rainy Friday in the Tarheel State that has plans to stay around all weekend. We hope everyone stays safe and warm as we wrap up...
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NC OJD
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Week In Review: September 19-23
Happy Friday and Hello Fall! This week OJD was able to take a beat and finish planning our Central Defender Forum in Asheboro. Are you a...
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NC OJD
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Week in Review: September 12-16
Happy Friday to everyone joining in on the blog this week. We have a great piece of information from Disability Rights North Carolina and...
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NC OJD
Sep 9, 20222 min read
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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NC OJD
Sep 2, 202215 min read
Case Law Corner with Burcu Hensley: Vol. 1
Happy Friday, Defenders! Welcome back to Case Law Corner, where we take a monthly dive into new and significant case law affecting youth...
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NC OJD
Aug 26, 20223 min read
From a Lawyer's View: Contact OJD!
TO: Juvenile Defenders in North Carolina FROM: OJD DATE: Anytime RE: Contact Us! For those out there in the Juvenile Defense Community...
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NC OJD
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Week in Review: August 15-19
Hey Hey! It's Friday! OJD is attending the Juvenile Defender Conference at the School of Government today, but that doesn't mean you...
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NC OJD
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Week in Review: August 8-12
Happy Friday Readers! Have you ever wanted to contribute a juvenile tip to the blog or maybe have an entry for our "From a Lawyer's View"...
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NC OJD
Jul 22, 20223 min read
From a Lawyer's View: Gold Mine: Ethics Compliance Resource
On Wednesday, we presented Part II of our Digital Evidence Series where we talked about social media and the various platforms our...
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NC OJD
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Week in Review: July
Let's clap for Friday!! This week there's a fresh new tip and a CLE reminder. Don't forget to add us on Facebook (North Carolina Office...
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NC OJD
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Week in Review: July 4-8
We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend and enjoyed that extra day off to relax and catch up on some good ole fashioned sleep....
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NC OJD
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Happy 4th of July! But first....
Huge THANK YOU to everyone that attended our first-ever YOUTH DEFENDER FORUM in Morganton, NC. We had a great turnout, a great lunch, and...
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NC OJD
Jun 17, 20222 min read
When Your Career Careens into Realty – A Juvenile Defender’s Thoughts This Father's Day
Most of you know me as the state Juvenile Defender, but I also have two teenage daughters, a rising junior and a freshman respectively. ...
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