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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...

NC OJD
Sep 16, 20223 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Aug 26, 20223 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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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"...

NC OJD
Aug 12, 20222 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Jul 29, 20223 min read
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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....

NC OJD
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Jun 24, 20221 min read
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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. ...

NC OJD
Jun 17, 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: 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...

NC OJD
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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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...

NC OJD
May 27, 20223 min read
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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...

NC OJD
May 6, 20222 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Apr 29, 20224 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Mar 18, 20224 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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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...

NC OJD
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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Congratulations Margaret!
Since 2001, Margaret Gressens has been a pillar in the IDS community, leading and driving crucial research as the Research Director. One...

NC OJD
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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