Defenders! We hope your 2023 in off to great to start! As we get into the swing of the new year, OJD wanted to make sure you knew about...

Defenders! Thank you all for making our first round of Youth Defender Forums a huge success! From East to West, we had such a great time...

Happy Friday Everyone! It's been a road trip kind of week for OJD. On the counties visited this week: Cabarrus, Henderson, and Sampson!...

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...

Happy Friday (Fri-YAY) Readers! Thanks for stopping back and recapping the week with OJD. We hope you had a great holiday weekend,...

Happy New Year Readers! We hope your holiday was relaxing, lazy, and full of what makes you happy. It’s time to get back to work & as...

Afternoon Defenders! North Carolina Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justice Section will begin using a new risk and needs assessment...

Good Morning Readers! We know it has been a chaotic week and one filled with a bit of stress. So we’ll keep it light and airy, an easy...

What a week for OJD! Started off smooth sailing and then 2 days at the UNC School of Government for the Intensive Juvenile Defender...

If I told you that OJD had the busiest week, would you believe us? From grant meetings to trainings, the work never stops when OJD is...

This post has been edited to correct CLE presentation information due to inaccurate names. MY APOLOGIES! – LaTobia Happy SNOW DAY Friday...

Happy Friday readers! We hope this week was productive, exciting and successful! Appeals Tip of the Week: Courtesy of David Andrews,...

The deadline for applications to the 2020 JTIP Summer Academy is fast approaching! Applications are due no later than January 12th, 2020,...

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

This Week’s Blog Includes: We’re Hiring! Tip of the Week Legislative Update Still Time to Sign Up for the Annual Training! We’re hiring...

Hello again and another good Friday to you all!  This week there is a new tip and just the single training reminder.  Content for the end...

Hello again!  This week there is a new tip and just the single training reminder.  Please make sure to subscribe to the OJD blog and...

Happy Friday!  This week there is one new job opportunity, a new tip and an update to our “Materials for Defenders” page.  And we’d like...

Greetings and happy Friday!  This week there is a new tip, a case law update, and the normal reminders.  And because July 2 is rapidly...

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...