There is no Constitutional right to a probable cause hearing but there are statutory rights under Chapter 7B and 15A of the North...

If you’re not already aware, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention releases an annual report covering its...

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

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

Happy Friday, Defenders! Welcome back to Case Law Corner, where we take a monthly dive into new and significant case law affecting youth...

TO: Juvenile Defenders in North Carolina FROM: OJD DATE: Anytime RE: Contact Us! For those out there in the Juvenile Defense Community...

When Raise the Age (RTA) was passed, it created a new procedure in juvenile court. A 16- or 17-year-old charged with a Class A through G...

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...

My high schooler is currently working on a Civics Literacy project in which she is tasked with creating a summary of candidates running...

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...

Welcome to the weekend readers! It's been a busy week in the office with some exciting announcements coming your way very soon. This week...

Many of you know me as the Communications and Office Manager for the Office of the Juvenile Defender and while I haven't personally...

To our Defenders who served and are serving, Thank You. Happy Friday Readers! Not to skip over Thanksgiving, but Christmas is in 43...

Brrrr! It's getting cold outside and we're walking into Daylight Savings Time this Saturday night. Anybody else feeling like Winter is...

Happy Friday to our readers! OJD had a pretty great week, our first Office Check-in with Burcu in the office (don't worry, Terri will be...

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....

Welcome to Fall readers! Outside is finally cooling down and it's time to pull out your favorite cardigans and sweaters! This week's post...

Another weekend on the way! This week is going to be bit shorter than normal, but as always OJD has a great tip for you and a quick...

Happy Friday Readers! Fall is (almost) here and football season is back in full swing. This week we have a brand new tip, an announcement...

But before we let you head off into a fantastic 4-day weekend, let's please take a moment to congratulate the newest Juvenile Training...