OJD's 2023 Central Youth Defender Forum was held at Alamance Community College in Graham, NC. Defenders from our central region and some...

Last week, OJD held its inaugural Juvenile First Degree Murder Training. Over 80 attorneys and defense team members from all over the...

Last Friday of January is in the works! This week OJD has a new 6 Questions in (Not Really) 60 Seconds with Eric Zogry, State Juvenile...

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...

Happy Halloween Weekend! Well, Halloween is Monday so we're a bit early. We hope you have a safe candy filled, spooky holiday. This week...

Happy Friday Everyone! It's been a road trip kind of week for OJD. On the counties visited this week: Cabarrus, Henderson, and Sampson!...

Friday is here! Today is day one of the Gault Center Youth Defender Leadership Summit and OJD is logged into Zoom to gain new ways to...

Rainy Friday in the Tarheel State that has plans to stay around all weekend. We hope everyone stays safe and warm as we wrap up...

Happy Friday and Hello Fall! This week OJD was able to take a beat and finish planning our Central Defender Forum in Asheboro. Are you a...

Happy Friday to everyone joining in on the blog this week. We have a great piece of information from Disability Rights North Carolina and...

On Wednesday, we presented Part II of our Digital Evidence Series where we talked about social media and the various platforms our...

Let's clap for Friday!! This week there's a fresh new tip and a CLE reminder. Don't forget to add us on Facebook (North Carolina Office...

We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend and enjoyed that extra day off to relax and catch up on some good ole fashioned sleep....

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...

Happy Friday Readers! School's out and the summer has officially started for the kids! While we know that summer means less school-based...

FRIDAYY!!! Who isn't ready for the weekend after a short week? I know we are. This week's blog is all about the CLE's! We have one big...

Summer Fridays! School's out (for most) and summer is on the way. This week, we're prepping for the SJDC Summit in Montgomery, Alabama...

It's getting closer and closer to SUMMER!!!!! That's not stopping OJD though. We have CLE's to plan and trips to take to help our...

Happy Friday! Remember when I said that OJD has been busy? Well, this blog will explain why. We have a great new tip for you, an...

We're so happy to see you Friday! This was another week full of meetings and prep to get OJD on the road visiting as many of the 100...