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Jan 19, 2018
2 min

OJD Week in Review: Jan. 15-19

Good afternoon N.C. Juvenile Defender Community. It has been a rather eventful week, depending on where you are, and we hope everyone is still warm and safe. This week we would like recap a few important things. ICYMI Earlier in the week, Assistant Appellate Defender David Andrews offered a great breakdown of the updated North Carolina Juvenile Defender manual, the first new edition since 2008. The new manual offers defenders instruction based on changes to the Juvenile Co

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Jan 16, 2018
4 min

2017 Year in Review

Another year gone, some great milestones achieved, and the Office of the Juvenile Defender (OJD) would like to highlight a few of those accomplishments from 2017: Legislation This was a monumental year for juvenile justice legislation as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of In re Gault and the passage of Raise the Age in N.C. Raise the Age: In regards to raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction, OJD met with advocates and stakeholders to develop strategies for bill passage a

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Aug 28, 2017
1 min

Save the Date: NCCRED Syposium

The North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NC-CRED), the Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy, and the Wake Forest School of Law Criminal Justice Program, present “The New Law and Order: Working Towards Equitable and Community-Centered Policing in North Carolina” on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312. The event is free and open to the public. Approval for up to four hours of Continuing Legal Educatio

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From a Non-Lawyer Perspective: 2017 Juvenile Defender Conference Review by Marcus Thompson

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Aug 16, 2017
4 min

From a Non-Lawyer Perspective: 2017 Juvenile Defender Conference Review by Marcus Thompson

On Friday, Aug. 11, juvenile defenders from across N.C. united at the U.N.C. School of Government for the 2017 Juvenile Defender Conference — and I had the honor of being among the 50+ attendees! Only approaching my first full year as a part of the Juvenile Defender family, I was pretty excited to be able to attend this annual conference and observe juvenile defenders from various districts interact and share ideas and experiences from their time in juvenile court. In my sh

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Aug 4, 2017
1 min

Raise the Age Page is Now Live!

Now that the efforts to change the laws regarding juvenile jurisdiction have finally succeeded, we have created a new page on our website specifically for Raise the Age! There is still plenty to be done, and our office is now compiling information about the new law all in one place for your convenience. The Raise the Age page contains summaries of Senate Bill 257, media content created by our office, and links to other resources, including articles from Tamar Birckhead, Pro

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Jul 6, 2017
2 min

Job Opportunity: Contracts Administrator for Indigent Defense Services

The Office of Indigent Defense Services seeks a qualified Contracts Administrator to develop, negotiate, enter into, and administer contracts with individual attorneys, law firms, and non-profits for indigent representation throughout North Carolina, primarily through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. (Please find the basic job description and requirements below, or for more info and to apply, please visit here.) Responsibilities include but are not limited to the follo

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Jun 23, 2017
1 min

Time to Apply for the Juvenile Delinquency Specialization Exams

Legal Specialization │ Apply now through June 30th for board certification in juvenile delinquency law. The 2017 exam is scheduled in both Charlotte and Raleigh If you are a prosecutor, public defender or public service lawyer, you may qualify for an NC LEAF scholarship to cover the specialization application fee. Contact Denise Mullen at 919-719-9255 or dmullen@ncbar.gov for more information or access an application HERE. You can also obtain more information about the stand

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House Holds Hearing for House Bill 280, Governor Gives Proclamation for Gault

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May 12, 2017
3 min

House Holds Hearing for House Bill 280, Governor Gives Proclamation for Gault

The anniversary is nigh, people, and Gov. Roy Cooper issued his proclamation last week commending May 15th as the 50th anniversary of In re Gault. This proclamation will soon be added to the N.C. Gault page along with other content. Check back over the next few days and be prepared to join us May 15 at noon for our Twitter Town Hall, sharing your thoughts and questions on Gault using #Gault50NC! In other news, on Wednesday, the N.C. House of Representatives Committee held i

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A Review of Saldierna by Guest Blogger Martin Moore

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Mar 28, 2017
8 min

A Review of Saldierna by Guest Blogger Martin Moore

Most recently, State v. Saldierna, 794 S.E.2d 474 (2016) has brought into question my understanding of how the North Carolina appellate courts view juveniles. In the midst of a strong push by many judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys for legislators to raise the age of adulthood for criminal purposes, the North Carolina Supreme Court essentially places the onus upon juveniles to affirmatively invoke their statutory rights. If you haven’t read LaToya Powell’s blog post o

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NCCALJ Presents Final Report to the Chief Justice

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Mar 16, 2017
2 min

NCCALJ Presents Final Report to the Chief Justice

On March 15th, the North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice (NCCALJ) released its final report to Chief Justice Mark Martin during a ceremony at the Supreme Court of North Carolina. The NCCALJ was convened by Chief Justice Martin in September 2015, tasked with reviewing the N.C. Judicial System and making recommendations for improving the administration of justice. The sixty-five members of the Commission were divided into five committees, with each

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#RaisetheAgeNC is Becoming a Reality with Introduction of New Bill

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Mar 8, 2017
4 min

#RaisetheAgeNC is Becoming a Reality with Introduction of New Bill

Since 2007, seven states have changed their laws to include youth 16 and 17 years of age in the juvenile justice system, cutting the number of youth in the criminal justice system in half nationwide and without any detrimental effects on the wallets of taxpayers. North Carolina and New York still remain the only two states that treat 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. Today, House Bill 280, the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, which raises the age to include juveniles 16 and

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Mar 6, 2017
1 min

CLE Registration is Now Open for Annual NCBA Juvenile Justice Training

The North Carolina Bar Association Foundation has opened registration for the 2017 Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section Annual Meeting. “Juvenile Representation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” will be hosted in Cary on Friday, May 12, 2017. This course is worth 5.0 Continuing Legal Education credit hours, including 1.0 for Ethics/Professional Responsibility. For further details on the event and to register please visit the website. #Training #NCBarAssociation #la

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Advising Juveniles of the Consequences of Sexting by Guest Blogger Lama Sinno

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Feb 27, 2017
6 min

Advising Juveniles of the Consequences of Sexting by Guest Blogger Lama Sinno

I tell my colleagues on a weekly basis that I am so glad that I grew up in the pre-smartphone era. There is no telling how much trouble I would have gotten into if I had access to as much technology as our youth do today. Raging hormones, impulsivity and the angst of just being a teenager coupled with a smartphone is a recipe for disaster. Imagine your younger self and the pictures, memes and uncensored opinions you could have shared with the world via Facebook, Instagram,

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