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...

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

Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI) by Kim Howes, Assistant Juvenile Defender The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is...

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,...

Tonight, while we’re gathered with our families, during a time when everything feels so uncertain, it’s humbling to know that so many of...

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...

Happy November Readers! It’s that time of year for pumpkin spice lattes, apple cider and some great holiday food. Before we get too far...

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...

Readers of this blog know well the series of cases beginning with Roper v. Simmons and running all the way through Montgomery v....

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

Welcome to another Freaky Friday! For real this time. Apologies for the “it’s Thursday guys, not actually Friday” OJD blog email. This...

Readers! Have we been the only ones looking forward to Friday? We can’t be. So let’s get your weekend started with a fresh blog and a...

Happy Friday Readers! Another week down in 2020 and we’re still all trying to figure it out. But no worries, OJD is here to help along...

Hello September! Who else is ready for sweater weather? Fall is approaching and all we can think about is hot coffee and comfy socks, of...

Happy Friday and the last weekend of August! Only 4 more months left in the year, how will you make them great? TIP OF THE WEEK Defenders...

Another Friday in the books! Thanks for stopping by to read up on OJD’s week! And stay tuned next week for a brand new A Lawyer’s View...