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NEW ON BENCH: In kids' best interest? He's on it
July 24, 2008
Jose Pagliery - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roger Gustafson is starting his fourth career. An unemployment and labor attorney with international law firm Hunton & Williams, and formerly an ethics professor who did health care administration before that, Gustafson now sits on the bench as a part-time judge for Fulton County Juvenile Court. Read the Full Article...
Kids don't belong in adult court system
June 25, 2008
Sara Totonchi - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It's nice to know that according to the 2008 Kids Count Essay, "A Roadmap to Juvenile Justice Reform," Georgia is making progress in measures that impact the well-being of children. However, Georgia needs to change policies that allow the practice of prosecuting and incarcerating large numbers of kids in the adult criminal justice system. Read the Full Article...
State's Legal Professionals Mobilize to Gain Fairness for Kids
May 2008
Leslie Gresham
A formidable volunteer team of legal talent began canvassing the entire state in mid-2007 to build a profile of Georgia's juvenile justice system that may eventually assist in its reform. Read the Full Article...
The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia's Juvenile Courts
February 2008
Charles C. Olson - Georgia Bar Journal
Although the role of counsel for children in delinquency and other proceedings in juvenile court has been the subject of considerable discussion in legal publications in this state over the past several years, the role of the prosecutor in juvenile court has not been the subject of similar discussion or debate. Read the Full Article (PDF p.28)...
Current Articles ...
Hitting the Mark: Georgia Appleseed’s Parental Involvement Under No Child Left Behind Project
September 2008
Theresa Brower
"The interesting thing about Georgia Appleseed is that while there are a lot of organizations which allow lawyers to provide services to individuals on a pro-bono basis, Georgia Appleseed takes a larger view and looks at policy issues in a broader perspective and allows us see where policy and law come together" observes Rob Rhodes of Holland & Knight LLP and a Georgia Appleseed Education Advisory Council (EAC) member. Read the Full Article...
Wells: Remittance Slice Is Growing, Even if Pie Isn't
June 11, 2008
Harry Terris - American Banker
Despite a slowdown in the growth of international remittance volumes that began last year, Wells Fargo & Co. said its remittance business achieved triple-digit growth in the 12 months through May, reflecting what it sees as an ongoing shift to banks from nonbank providers. Read the Full Article...
OUR OPINIONS: Sins against kids
March 20, 2008
Maureen Downey - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The General Assembly does not legislate based on facts, relying instead on perceptions, personal experiences and political pandering. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the way the state responds to juvenile crime. Despite the fact that only 5 percent of youth arrests owe to serious offenses, legislators have toughened the juvenile system over the years in response to the myth of the teenage "superpredator." Read the Full Article...
