From A Lawyer’s View: OJD Out In the Field – Coming Soon to a Courthouse Near You
In recent months, you may have seen staff from our office lurking in your courtrooms, wrangling attorneys to talk, and having secret conversations with other court stakeholders.What is going on? Is this a secret conspiracy??!!No, actually it’s just OJD business as usual. Well, what used to be usual before 2020. You see, we firmly believe that the only way to get to know what’s going on in delinquency court is to actually go to court to see what’s happening. In fact, since OJD started in 2005,
From a Lawyer’s View: OJD Youth Defender Forums 2022
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 meeting each one of you, learning about juvenile court in your area, and providing updates in juvenile delinquency law. The Youth Defender Forums exist to both help foster the youth defender community and to provide quality juvenile defense education statewide. We want to come to you and make sure our trainings are targeted towards your needs. We learned somethi
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 even better training on Friday, June 24. Thank you to Tim Henderson for being our guest speaker and thank you all for supporting OJD and doing the hard work protecting our NC youth! Our next Youth Defender Forum is for all of our Central defenders on September 30, 2022. More details to come and we hope to see you there!CLE OPPORTUNITY! – Digital Evidence Part
Weekly Recap: October 18-22
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OJD’S FEARLESS LEADER AND YOUR STATE JUVENILE DEFENDER, ERIC ZOGRY! Technically his birthday was yesterday but we couldn’t resist another shoutout in the blog. Eric, thank you for championing juvenile justice in North Carolina and all the hard work you’ve done over the years to ensure change. No tip of the week this week but we do have two very important announcements to make so let’s get to it!OJD CLE!School’s In: Refreshers on Suppression, Threats, and Clients in the News wil
Podcast Alert!
The revamped OJD Podcast is here! We are still searching for a new name so if you have any ideas and would like to win a prize…email us your thoughts! You can listen to the new podcast here on Soundcloud. Please feel free to send us your comments, suggestions, and thoughts regarding our first podcast release. We’d love to hear from you! Want to be a guest with a Juvenile Justice topic? Email LaTobia.
Intensive Juvenile Defender Training, March 4-5, 2020
From the UNC School of Government: We are excited to announce that the 2020 Intensive Juvenile Defender Training, cosponsored by the School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, will be held on March 4-5, 2020 at the UNC School of Government. It is designed for attorneys representing juveniles in delinquency proceedings for less than two years or who have not practiced in this area for a period of time. The course will include, among other topics, sessions on detention advo
Week in Review: Dec 6-10
It’s the first week back from a long holiday break and OJD has been busy with all things #RaiseTheAge. Have a question or a case you could use some help on? Don’t hesistate to give us a call. We are here for you! Januar January 2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of North Carolina’s Public Defender System. Take a look at Eric with North Carolina’s FIRST Public Defender, Wallace “Wally” C. Harrelson. Raise the Age Tip of The Week How Do I Know the State Will be Seeking the Gang Enhancement Against
2020 JTIP Summer Academy
The deadline for applications to the 2020 JTIP Summer Academy is fast approaching! Applications are due no later than January 12th, 2020, 11:59 PM EST. *If you have already applied for the JTIP Summer Academy or you plan to submit an application, please contact Austine Long as soon as possible. The National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) and Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Initiative are excited be accepting applications for the 2020 Juvenile Training Immersion Program (JTIP) Summer Academy, wh
Merry Christmas!
OJD has been on Holiday Break which means no Week in Review (unless you REALLY want to know about all the holiday food we ate!). Enjoy these few days off with family, friends, and the one’s you love. Create memories, laugh and take a moment to appreciate your surroundings. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Eric, Kim, Austine and LaTobia.