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North Carolina has finally joined the rest of the nation, becoming the last state to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction for criminal matters. The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act passed in 2017. While some parts of the law are already being implemented in North Carolina, the section that actually raises the age takes effect in December of 2019. Here are some answers to a few questions you may have about this new legislation.

Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law - Juvenile Delinquency, North Carolina Office of the Juvenile Defender

Brian Oten, newly appointed director of legal specialization for the North Carolina State Bar, is taking over the role as Alice Neece Mine moves into the position of executive director later this year.

Alice Neece Mine will leave her role as director for the Board of Legal Specialization to assume the position of executive director for the North Carolina State Bar, effective late this year when current Executive Director L. Thomas Lunsford II retires.