As I hope you know, OJD is on a mission to recruit attorneys to represent 13 through 17-year-olds charged with first degree murder and facing life without parole. We thank those who have already applied! But if you’re on the fence about applying, we thought we’d give you ten reasons to consider joining us: You get paid the same as in capital cases – $100 an hour. We won’t overload you, there’s not that many cases per year – data indicates less than 100 juveniles in partic

No. COA23-21 Guilford County 19 December 2023 Unpublished Opinion https://appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=2&pdf=42469 Summary of the Case: The youth, a 16-year-old male, was charged with misdemeanor assault and felony possession of a stolen firearm in Greensboro. The charges arose from an allegation that the youth had pointed a rifle at his stepfather, who called the police. Police only located the rifle under a pile of clothing in the youth’s bedroom after questioning

As we reflect on this year at the NC Office of the Juvenile Defender, we recognize our commitment to advocating for young lives remains...