Juvenile court bench book

It is written with simple summaries of the relevant considerations along with legal citations linked to primary sources. The pennsylvania juvenile delinquency benchbook is a resource for juvenile court judges and delinquency hearing officers throughout the commonwealth. The benchbook is intended as a guide for juvenile court judges and referees. Juvenile delinquency benchbook forms juvenile delinquency benchbook forms have moved. A panel of the court of appeals must follow the rule of law established by a prior published decision of the court of appeals issued on or after november 1, 1990, that has not been reversed or modified by the supreme court, or by a special panel of the court of appeals as provided in this court rule. We are pleased to provide you with this uptodate resource that we hope will. Canons of judicial conduct the canons of judicial conduct are contained in volume 11, part six, section iii, of the code of virginia, as amended. The juvenile justice benchbook revised edition, is a project administered by the michigan judicial institute. Minnesota judicial branch childrens justice initiative. The benchbook was developed to assist both new and experienced judges in florida who are assigned to hear juvenile delinquency cases.

It provides general information on juvenile law, court procedures, and recommended practices. The benchbook sets forth the elements of a highquality judicial process at each stage of a child protection proceeding. If you want to print, please enter the page numbers you want to print in the printer dialog box, otherwise you will print the entire book. The juvenile benchbook committee is made up of judges and magistrates with juvenile jurisdiction. Html version best for online viewing pdf version best for printing. The benchbook is organized into a general topics section followed by chapters. It also serves as a resource for juvenile probation officers and other system stakeholders involved with juvenile case processing.

District court judges benchbook section i in general association of district court judges of virginia 2018 edition benchbook committee chapter 4. Juvenile justice benchbook mji juvenile justice benchbook. To that end, the childrens justice initiative cji has published the minnesota judges juvenile protection benchbook. The committee writes and edits two benchbooks covering four distinct topics.