latobiasaventMar 12 minCongratulations Margaret!Since 2001, Margaret Gressens has been a pillar in the IDS community, leading and driving crucial research as the Research Director. One...
latobiasaventFeb 12, 20212 minWeek in Review: Feb 8-12Happy Friday Readers! We hope your week was productive with plenty of moments to catch your breath too. Couple of announcements for you...
latobiasaventJul 10, 20203 minWeek in Review: July 6-10Happy Friday Readers! 2nd week in July done and over, but was plenty busy for OJD. Webinars, meetings, court, you name it! So here’s your...
latobiasaventApr 3, 20202 minWeek in Review: Mar 30-Apr 3Happy Friday Readers & Welcome to a brand new month. We know it may not feel like it, but it goes without saying how we appreciate our...
latobiasaventJun 7, 20194 minOJD Week in Review: June 3 – 7Happy Friday once again! This week there are the normal reminders along with a new tip and one other announcement…. We are proud to...
latobiasaventSep 28, 20182 minOJD Week in Review: Sept. 24 – 28Happy Friday to all! This week there is more training to announce and two new podcast segments now available on SoundCloud. Training On...
latobiasaventSep 25, 20181 minDr. Anne Corbin Discusses the Conflicted Role of Juvenile Defenders in New PodcastIn our latest N.C. Juvenile Defender podcast, we talk to Dr. Anne Corbin about her new book, Dilemma of Duties: The Conflicted Role of...
latobiasaventAug 8, 20182 minOJD Spotlight: Introducing Cindy EllisToday in the OJD Spotlight we have the new juvenile defense contractor of Davie County, Cindy Ellis. Cindy knew she wanted to be a lawyer...
latobiasaventMar 2, 20183 minOJD Week in Review: Feb. 26-Mar. 2This week, we’ve got some not-so-fresh news, but there is a profile piece we’d like to acknowledge, and we would like to remind everyone...
latobiasaventSep 7, 20171 minMeet Cody Davis – OJD’s 2017 Fall InternCody Davis will be joining the office this fall as our new intern. Cody is a third-year law student at Campbell University School of...
latobiasaventMay 26, 20172 minJuvenile Defenders Reflect on Gault & Their Careers in the N.C. State Bar JournalThe North Carolina State Bar Journal has published an article from the Office of the Juvenile Defender in its Summer 2017 issue in honor...
latobiasaventMay 22, 20171 minMeet OJD’s 2017 Summer Intern, Jonathon WoodruffJonathon Woodruff is a 23-year-old native of Winston-Salem, N.C. He moved to Durham, N.C. to attend North Carolina Central University...
latobiasaventApr 19, 20171 min“Presumption of Ignorance” by Guest Blogger Tonza Ruffin BuffaloeToday we are doing a different kind guest blog, turning attention to Tonza Ruffin Buffaloe’s blog, southernmomjd. In one of her latest...
latobiasaventJan 24, 20173 minOJD Spotlight: Q&A with Burcu HensleyToday, we would like to turn our OJD Spotlight on Burcu Hensley, a four-year career attorney and one of the newest contractors in the...
latobiasaventSep 7, 20161 minCongratulations to Ricky Watson: 2016 NJJN Youth Leadership Institute FellowCongratulations to Ricky Watson, Co-Director of the Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, for being named a...
latobiasaventJul 29, 20162 minGuest Blog – Drew Kukorowski Talks JTIPI recently attended the Juvenile Training Immersion Program (JTIP) co-sponsored by the National Juvenile Defender Center and Georgetown...
latobiasaventJul 29, 20151 minJuvenile Defender Conference Speaker Spotlight – Julie BoyerThe Annual Juvenile Defender Conference, Delinquency, Race and the Role of Defense Counsel, will be held Friday, August 14. Registration...
latobiasaventMar 23, 20152 minIntroducing Kim Howes, New Assistant Juvenile DefenderKim Howes just recently joined the Office of the Juvenile Defender as Assistant Juvenile Defender. Prior to joining The Office of the...
latobiasaventMar 19, 20151 minNew Juvenile Delinquency Contractors in High Point and Johnston CountyWe are excited to announce two new juvenile defender contractors! In High Point, Starr Ward is now representing juveniles in delinquency...
latobiasaventFeb 5, 20153 minNC Youth Advocacy: Making Every Experience CountCurrently in North Carolina, defenders of justice, youth advocates, lobbyists, parents, and communities are working diligently to reform...