When Your Career Careens into Realty – A Juvenile Defender’s Thoughts This Father's Day
Most of you know me as the state Juvenile Defender, but I also have two teenage daughters, a rising junior and a freshman respectively. ...
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latobiasavent
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Week in Review: April 18-22
Happy Friday Defenders! It's getting warmer outside and that means summer is here! Hopefully less school-based petitions and even less...
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latobiasavent
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
Week in Review: October 4-8
Stepping into the weekend ready to binge watch the new Netflix movies and shows, while catching up on some good ole R&R...sounds perfect....
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latobiasavent
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Week in Review: Aug 9-13
Summers slowly coming to an end and we couldn't be more sad about it. The kids are going back to school which means OJD will be busier...
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latobiasavent
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Week in Review: Dec 7-11
Hello from another Friday Readers! We’re inching closer and closer to a new year and even closer to cold weather. Hope you’re staying...
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latobiasavent
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
From a Lawyer’s View: Resolution of complaints against Guilford and Vance County school system
Resolution of complaints against Guilford and Vance County school systems means better services for incarcerated students with...
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latobiasavent
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Week in Review: March 16-20
Welcome to Friday, March 20. As we recognize this week was more difficult than most, OJD would like to thank everyone for their patience...
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latobiasavent
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Week in Review: Feb 24-28
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...
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latobiasavent
- Feb 21, 2020
- 2 min
Week in Review: Feb 17-21 (Corrected)
This post has been edited to correct CLE presentation information due to inaccurate names. MY APOLOGIES! – LaTobia Happy SNOW DAY Friday...
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latobiasavent
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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latobiasavent
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
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,...
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latobiasavent
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
RAISE THE AGE IS IN EFFECT!
As of Sunday 12/01/2019 at 12:00 AM the Raise the Age initiative is in effect. That means that any 16 and 17 year old who commit crimes...
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latobiasavent
- Nov 8, 2019
- 2 min
Week in Review: Nov 4-8
Before we begin. With respect and gratitude to those who have served and are serving today, The Office of the Juvenile Defender salute...
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latobiasavent
- Aug 17, 2019
- 1 min
OJD Week In Review: August 12-16 School Justice Partnership Summit (SJP)
Chief Justice Beasley and Governor Cooper Announce School Justice Partnership Initiative This past Monday Chief Justice Cheri Beasley,...
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latobiasavent
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
OJD Week in Review: July 29 – August 2
Tip of the week Is There Such a Thing as a Juvenile MAR? Yes and no. While there is no exact corollary to a motion for appropriate...
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