Hello again and welcome to another Friday!  This week we’ve got a new tip, a new training announcement, some news from around the juvenile defense community that may be of interest, and some deadline reminders. We also released our 2018 Year in Review earlier this week.  Please take a moment to check it out here if you haven’t had a chance to read about some of our accomplishments from this past year and plans going forward into 2019. Tip of the Week – Immigration Consultatio

Happy New Year!  We’re starting the year off with a great new podcast, a couple of training and job opportunity reminders, a new free resource and a new tip for you (just because we know you’ve been missing them for the last few weeks). Talk to your client about the impacts of an adjudication.  While not as public as adult criminal convictions, juvenile adjudications may impact the following: immigration status, educational placement, housing conditions, eligibility to play s

Thanks for joining us once again!  This week there is little new content, but there are several deadlines approaching for CLE training and certificate program applications we want to bring attention to. We would like to take a moment to recognize Juvenile Defender Eric Zogry for being honored during the 2018 Defenders of Justice Awards for policy and research advocacy.  The ceremony took place last Friday night at the Carolina Club in Chapel Hill.  Zogry was recognized for hi

Happy Friday!  This week we’ve updated the notices for deadlines of previously mentioned events and we’ve added the Annual Contractor and Assigned Counsel Training below if you’re interested.  There are currently no job opportunities, but we will be sure to share more when we are notified. From Around the Community Early bird registration for the 81st Annual National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference ends today.  The event this year will take place at the

This week we’ve been promoting some great new resources and opportunities, and continuing our momentum from the past few days, we just want to rehash a few things and introduce some other good nuggets for you all: NCCRED Wants YOU here. New Resources The North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS) is excited to announce a new resource for counsel representing appointed clients.  As you know, the Supreme Court held in Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), that

IDS is excited to announce a new resource for counsel representing appointed clients. As you know, the Supreme Court held in Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), that the effective assistance of counsel may require counsel to provide advice about the potential immigration consequences of the possible resolutions of the case.  Even highly competent criminal defense counsel may not be able to meet the requirements of Padilla without assistance from trained immigration coun

ICYMI Last weekend, from Oct. 20-22, the National Juvenile Defender Center held its 21st Annual Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit in Albuquerque, NM. During this year’s Summit, topics included challenging the use of electronic monitoring in juvenile court, the impact of social media, acquiring discovery, unfair fines and fees imposed on youth and their families, expunction, and education advocacy.  N.C. Juvenile Defender Eric Zogry also joined a panel alongside Joshua Dohan

We want to notify all juvenile defenders that we have added an intake form to our “Trial Motions and Forms Index”.  In addition to having all your client’s information in one place, this document includes information regarding potential immigration relief you may use to potentially help a client who is undocumented.  You can find this index page with a complete list of useful resources on the “Materials for Defenders” page located under the “Information for Defenders” tab on