This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jul. 21, 2007

Hooked on Juvenile Drug Court's Real-Life Tragedies and Triuimphs

Forum Column - Lynn Duryee - The personal travails and surprising success stories of troubled youths provide plenty of emotional material for one Marin County judge.

FORUM COLUMN

By Lynn Duryee

      Thursday is my favorite day of the week. Right after lunch, the Juvenile Drug Court team meets to discuss the 15 hell-raisers we have on calendar later that afternoon.
      Who lied to her probation officer, blew off curfew, skipped school, or smoked pot on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting? Who completed community service work, finished treatment, got a j...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up