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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
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 29, 20223 min read
Week in Review: July 25-29
Happy Friday Readers! It's time for another week in review leading us into the weekend. This week we have a fun new tip from Project...
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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 24, 20221 min read
Week in Review: June 20-24
CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID ANDREWS & KATHY VANDENBERG! Congratulations David and Kathy for your victory in not one but TWO North Carolina...
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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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NC OJD
Jun 10, 20224 min read
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...
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NC OJD
Jun 3, 20223 min read
Week in Review: May 30-June3
FRIDAYY!!! Who isn't ready for the weekend after a short week? I know we are. This week's blog is all about the CLE's! We have one big...
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NC OJD
May 27, 20223 min read
Week in Review: May 23-27
Summer Fridays! School's out (for most) and summer is on the way. This week, we're prepping for the SJDC Summit in Montgomery, Alabama...
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NC OJD
May 6, 20222 min read
Week in Review: May 2-6
It's getting closer and closer to SUMMER!!!!! That's not stopping OJD though. We have CLE's to plan and trips to take to help our...
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NC OJD
Apr 29, 20224 min read
White Paper on the Science of Late Adolescence: A Guide for Judges, Attorneys, and Policy Makers
My high schooler is currently working on a Civics Literacy project in which she is tasked with creating a summary of candidates running...
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NC OJD
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Week in Review: April 18-22
Happy Friday Defenders! It's getting warmer outside and that means summer is here! Hopefully less school-based petitions and even less...
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NC OJD
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Week in Review: April 4-8
Happy Friday Readers! You can tell it's Spring because the whole office is dealing with pollen and the sniffles. But, that doesn't stop...
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NC OJD
Mar 18, 20224 min read
Week in Review: March 14-18
Happy Friday! Remember when I said that OJD has been busy? Well, this blog will explain why. We have a great new tip for you, an...
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NC OJD
Mar 11, 20222 min read
Week in Review: March 7-11
We're so happy to see you Friday! This was another week full of meetings and prep to get OJD on the road visiting as many of the 100...
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NC OJD
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Week in Review: Feb 28-March 4
Happy Friday and welcome back to your Week in Review. This week some exciting things have happened at OJD and we can't wait to tell you...
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NC OJD
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Congratulations Margaret!
Since 2001, Margaret Gressens has been a pillar in the IDS community, leading and driving crucial research as the Research Director. One...
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