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Public Defense Education

Civil Defense Special Topic - March 19-20, 2026

This is a collection of digital materials used and referenced in the Civil Defense Special Topic course held March 19-20, 2026.

Please select the arrows next to each title to access the drop-down of materials. During the course, this page will be periodically updated as we receive additional materials. All available materials will be posted here within three weeks of the conclusion of the course.

More information on the course can be found on the course homepage. If you have any questions, please contact Program Manager, Kayla Fowler

Course Materials

Agenda - 2026 Civil Defense Special Topic
January, 2026
Thursday, March 19 - Let’s Get Focused: Juvenile Defense and Why We Are Here
March, 2026

Presented by Yolanda Fair, Assistant Juvenile Defender, Office of the Juvenile Defender

Thursday, March 19 - Segment 1: Preliminary Procedures
March, 2026
Thursday, March 19 - Segment 2: Adjudication
March, 2026

Presented by Jacqui Greene, Associate Professor of Public Law & Government, and Timothy Heinle, Albert & Gladys Coates Term Professor, UNC School of Government, and Burcu Hensley, Public Defender, Wake County

 

 

Friday, March 20 - Segment 3: Gallery Walk
March, 2026

 

 

Friday, March 20 - Segment 4: Disposition, Post-Disposition, and Legal Updates
March, 2026

 Presented by Jacqui Greene, Associate Professor of Public Law & Government, UNC School of Government, and Yolanda Fair and Terri Johnson, Assistant Juvenile Defenders, Office of the Juvenile Defender

Public Officials - Courts and Judicial Administration Roles
Topics - Courts and Judicial Administration