Happy Friday! Today OJD is attending the 2021 Juvenile Defender Conference hosted by the School of Government. It's a jam packed day full...

Happy Friday (Fri-YAY) Readers! Thanks for stopping back and recapping the week with OJD. We hope you had a great holiday weekend,...

By: Barbara Fedders, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law 10 Years After JDB Along with Mark Dorosin (then of...

by Cait Fenhagen, Criminal Justice Resource Director , Orange County Courthouse I had been working as a public defender for 11 years when...

J.D.B. v. North Carolina (2011) was not only a triumphant case for juvenile delinquency matters, but set the tone for how juveniles who...

Jones v. Mississippi: The Bare Minimum is “Constitutionally Sufficient” On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued...

Happy Easter and Passover from OJD! OJD wishes you a very Happy Easter & Passover 2021, with sunshine & good times with family. Stay safe...

Happy Friday Readers! Short and sweet Week in Review for you today. We’re at the middle of the month and who doesn’t love getting to the...

Happy Friday Readers! We hope your week was productive with plenty of moments to catch your breath too. Couple of announcements for you...

Happy Friday Readers!! It feels like January is taking forever to move on into February but hey! We’ll take it. This week was pretty...

Over the past several months, attorneys at the Office of the Juvenile Defender, the Wake County Public Defender’s Office, and my office...

Happy Friday Readers! We have another blog for you, filled with resources and upcoming events AND an OJD sponsored CLE. So get settled in...

Happy New Year Readers! We hope your holiday was relaxing, lazy, and full of what makes you happy. It’s time to get back to work & as...

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...

Happy December Readers! Can you honestly believe we are in DECEMBER already? With everything we have collectively experienced in 2020,...

Happy Friday Readers! It’s getting chilly outside, have you had your traditional cup of cider yet? We’re getting ready right now! We have...

Happy Friday Readers! While it’s been rainy this week for North Carolina, we hope wherever you’re reading this from, your week has been...

Trick or Treat Readers! We hope you had a great week, and that your Zoom and WebEx calls were safe from the Bandwidth Ghost. Tip of the...

Afternoon Defenders! North Carolina Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justice Section will begin using a new risk and needs assessment...

Happy Friday Defenders! Today’s blog post is one giant Tip of the Week written by our Assistant Juvenile Defender, Terri Johnson. This...