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

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....

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

Welcome and CONGRATULATIONS on completing your first week of the new year! We know all that time off was way too relaxing and it was hard...

Another Friday in the books. This week we have a JTIP opportunity coming from NJDC, an OJD job posting, and OJD Roundtable, which is a...

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

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM OJD! It's a Spooky Weekend filled with safe fun and a few bags of candy. We hope you have a BOO-tiful time! No tip...

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....

Happy October Readers! We're getting closer and closer to the end of the year and I can promise you, OJD definitely thinks 2021 just...

Summers slowly coming to an end and we couldn't be more sad about it. The kids are going back to school which means OJD will be busier...

As of Sunday 12/01/2019 at 12:00 AM the Raise the Age initiative is in effect. That means that any 16 and 17 year old who commit crimes...

School’s Back As students return to school, defenders may want to check out the OJD website for tips on defending students charged at...

This Week’s Blog Includes: We’re Hiring! Tip of the Week Legislative Update Still Time to Sign Up for the Annual Training! We’re hiring...

Welcome!  We’re coming into another Friday with fresh tips, job, training, and podcast reminders.  We also have a summary of the first...

Welcome back, everyone!  There is light news this week, but there are a few tidbits of information that might be of interest to you...

Happy Pre-Saturday!  There are no new stories to share for this week, but there are a couple of deadlines in the next couple of days...

As we observe and prepare for the full implementation of North Carolina’s plan to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction, there are some...

In light of the Parkland school tragedy, it seems that there has been an increase in juveniles being charged with the felony of “Making a...

Hello, N.C. and beyond!  This week we primarily have reminders for you for previously mentioned news with an update on Defender Trial...

This week there are some great opportunities for work, training and community building in juvenile defense. Job Post Reminder and a Nice...