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| Juvenile Defense Section |
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| About the Juvenile Defense Section |
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Welcome to the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Juvenile Defense Section! As juvenile defense counsel, we are thrilled that the Academy has agreed to form a section solely for our practice.
As you may know, the practice of juvenile defense is relatively young, emanating primarily from the U.S. Supreme Court decision In re Gault in 1967. Gault held that, among other constitutional projections, juveniles accused of committing crimes are to be afforded counsel the same as adult criminal defendants. Focus on our area of law has been simmering slowly, with interest developing under the American Bar Association in the 1990's and the eventual creation of the National Juvenile Defender Center in late 2004. In 2003 the ABA, in conjunction with the Office of Indigent Defense Services, released a report, North Carolina: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, which exposed the shortcomings of juvenile defense counsel statewide. In direct response, the Office of Indigent Defense Services created the Office of the Juvenile Defender, the first organization of its kind in the nation. The Office's goals are to provide services and support to defense attorneys, to evaluate the current system of representation and make recommendations as needed, to elevate the stature of juvenile delinquency representation, and to work with other juvenile justice actors to promote positive change in the juvenile justice system.
But missing from these recent developments in juvenile defense was the development of a community for the defenders; a "clubhouse" where juvenile defense counsel could meet, discuss issues pertinent to our practice, provide continuing legal education, and be a voice for juvenile defense concerns in the political area. Our hope is that the Academy will provide these services and more.
If you are interested in serving on future committees, or otherwise helping the section grow, please contact Andrea Davis at the Academy.
I look forward to meeting you soon at a section meeting or CLE.
Eric Zogry
NCATL Juvenile Defense Section Chair
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| Section News |
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MOUNTAIN MAGIC -- SAVE THE DATE!
Enjoy the beauty of Fall and join the Academy community for Mountain Magic at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville on October 23-26, 2008. More details coming in summer!
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| 2008-2009 Membership List |
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| Section By-Laws |
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CHAIR
Eric Zogry
123 West Main St
Ste 610
Durham, NC 27701
919.560.5931 |
VICE-CHAIR
John Cox
PO Box 732
Graham, NC 27253
336.221.9291 |
SECRETARY
S. Hannah Demeritt
PO Box 3201
Durham, NC 27715
919.260.9938 |
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