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OJD Week in Review: Jan. 15-19
Good afternoon N.C. Juvenile Defender Community. It has been a rather eventful week, depending on where you are, and we hope everyone is...
NC OJD
Jan 19, 20182 min read
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2017 Year in Review
Another year gone, some great milestones achieved, and the Office of the Juvenile Defender (OJD) would like to highlight a few of those...
NC OJD
Jan 16, 20184 min read
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Save the Date: NCCRED Syposium
The North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NC-CRED), the Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy, and the Wake Forest...
NC OJD
Aug 28, 20171 min read
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From a Non-Lawyer Perspective: 2017 Juvenile Defender Conference Review by Marcus Thompson
On Friday, Aug. 11, juvenile defenders from across N.C. united at the U.N.C. School of Government for the 2017 Juvenile Defender...
NC OJD
Aug 16, 20174 min read
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Raise the Age Page is Now Live!
Now that the efforts to change the laws regarding juvenile jurisdiction have finally succeeded, we have created a new page on our website...
NC OJD
Aug 4, 20171 min read
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Job Opportunity: Contracts Administrator for Indigent Defense Services
The Office of Indigent Defense Services seeks a qualified Contracts Administrator to develop, negotiate, enter into, and administer...
NC OJD
Jul 6, 20172 min read
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Time to Apply for the Juvenile Delinquency Specialization Exams
Legal Specialization │ Apply now through June 30th for board certification in juvenile delinquency law.  The 2017 exam is scheduled in...
NC OJD
Jun 23, 20171 min read
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House Holds Hearing for House Bill 280, Governor Gives Proclamation for Gault
The anniversary is nigh, people, and Gov. Roy Cooper issued his proclamation last week commending May 15th as the 50th anniversary of In...
NC OJD
May 12, 20173 min read
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A Review of Saldierna by Guest Blogger Martin Moore
Most recently, State v. Saldierna, 794 S.E.2d 474 (2016) has brought into question my understanding of how the North Carolina appellate...
NC OJD
Mar 28, 20178 min read
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NCCALJ Presents Final Report to the Chief Justice
On March 15th, the North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice (NCCALJ) released its final report to Chief Justice...
NC OJD
Mar 16, 20172 min read
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#RaisetheAgeNC is Becoming a Reality with Introduction of New Bill
Since 2007, seven states have changed their laws to include youth 16 and 17 years of age in the juvenile justice system, cutting the...
NC OJD
Mar 8, 20174 min read
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CLE Registration is Now Open for Annual NCBA Juvenile Justice Training
The North Carolina Bar Association Foundation has opened registration for the 2017 Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section Annual...
NC OJD
Mar 6, 20171 min read
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Advising Juveniles of the Consequences of Sexting by Guest Blogger Lama Sinno
I tell my colleagues on a weekly basis that I am so glad that I grew up in the pre-smartphone era. There is no telling how much trouble...
NC OJD
Feb 27, 20176 min read
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