Lawyer panel targets Juvenile Court chief

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 27, 1991 ;     513 words ......Hamilton, head of the county's problem-plagued Juvenile Court system. The 1,300-member council, one of the...inability to implement real reforms at the Juvenile Court. "The Juvenile Court is a disaster. It provides for most children...

Kane sees rise in juvenile court cases.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 2, 2008 ;     383 words ......showing up more often in Kane Countys juvenile court, authorities said. The state attorneys...last year. Prosecutor Debra Bree, a juvenile court supervisor, said several of this years...as threats or graffiti, Bree said. Juvenile court deals with offenders up to 17 years...

Juvenile Court open house

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  May 13, 2005 ;     108 words ......can learn about the workings of the juvenile court system by attending a public awareness...trial court building, 215 Main St. Juvenile court proceedings are usually closed to the...court officers will talk about the juvenile court. The deadline for filing applications...

Seize the moment to bring needed reforms to Juvenile Court

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 25, 1992 ;     700+ words ......has just been appointed to lead our Juvenile Court. By reputation she is extremely intelligent...despair at the court. The very walls of Juvenile Court seem to ooze with unacknowledged suffering...terror with cool. Ours was the first Juvenile Court in the world, founded in 1899 by ...

Girl accused of killing baby wants case in juvenile court 13-year-old is...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 24, 1998 ;     447 words ......bathroom is seeking to move her case into juvenile court, lawyers said Tuesday. During a hearing...to move the case from adult court to juvenile court. Under Wisconsin law, juveniles 10...Judges can transfer the defendants to juvenile court. Meanwhile, a judge on Tuesday agreed...

Racial questions raised about job change for judge; Black leaders are...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 23, 2000 ;     626 words ......be leaving her post as the head of Juvenile Court on July 31 amid questions about the...Alexander chose not to finish her term in Juvenile Court, which would have ended Dec. 31, and...community about what is happening in Juvenile Court. He said he thinks racism is involved...

Revamp Welcome At Juvenile Court

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 31, 1995 ;     296 words ......best thing that could happen to the Juvenile Court of Cook County would be to move it...That will never happen. However, the Juvenile Court is getting a foot in the door downtown...is a step up in importance for the Juvenile Court, which for too long was the least-respected...

ATTORNEY GENERAL COOPER ISSUES OPINION REGARDING AUTHORITY OVER THE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......No. 07-04 Authority over the Juvenile Court System and its Employees QUESTION Who has authority over the juvenile court system and its employees? OPINION...court may have authority over the juvenile court and its employees. ANALYSIS The...

Heavy Caseloads Cause Distress In Pr. William's Halls of Justice; Juvenile...

The Washington Post;  July 13, 1992 ;     700+ words ......loud complaint that Prince William juvenile court is so crowded that it is about to become...significant increase in cases, and the juvenile court wasn't built for that many people...considerable amount of their off-duty days in juvenile court, and that equates to additional ...

Hopkinton; Can a 38-year-old suspect be tried as a juvenile?; Court...

Concord Monitor;  January 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......first to try to keep their client in juvenile court, but a 1996 court decision and changes...will attempt to move this case to juvenile court. But there is motivation to try. A conviction in juvenile court would carry a lighter sentence because...

ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES 'APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW' OF JUVENILE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 17, 2008 ;     278 words ......Supreme Court to review a Polk County Juvenile Court ruling declining to waive jurisdiction...Polk County District Court instead of juvenile court. The teenager is alleged to have committed...of the fatal collision. (Since the Juvenile Court retained jurisdiction, this statement...

The debate over the future of juvenile courts: can we reach...

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology;  September 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ......observe the centennial of the first juvenile court. It was founded in Chicago, Illinois...lives. The founders of the Illinois juvenile Court were more concerned about the nature...children than they were about the new juvenile court's procedural fairness.(2) The burgeoning...

Juvenile court judge hailed as he hangs up robes

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  December 16, 2006 ;     403 words ......a fond farewell to the 4th District Juvenile Court System. "I hope in some small way...his retirement program at the Provo Juvenile Court at 2021 S. State in Provo, fellow juvenile-court judges and legal colleagues elaborated...

Justice for children: how do we get there?(Symposium on the Future of the...

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology;  September 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ......represents children charged with crimes in juvenile court to those who call for the abolition of the juvenile court(1) and for placing increased criminal...delinquent youth.(2) I argue that the juvenile court and the juvenile justice system...

TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPINION REGARDING JUVENILE COURT'S...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ......following opinion: QUESTION Does the Juvenile Court have the authority to order a safety...proceeding is instituted? OPINION No. The Juvenile Court does not have the authority to order...ANALYSIS It is well-established that the Juvenile Court is a court of limited jurisdiction...