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3:45pm EDT
SB 440 & Transfer: Getting Involved Early to Keep Kids in Juvenile Court
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
Speakers 
Rachel is a graduate of The University of Michigan and Emory Law School. After finishing law school in 2012, she began her practice as a public defender at the Paulding County Public Defender’s Office. There, she handled misdemeanors, felonies, juvenile court, and a few appeals...
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2:30pm EDT
What Happened to You? Trauma‑Informed Advocacy for Youth at Every Stage
Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Speakers GB
Director, Youth Advocacy Division, Georgia Public Defender Council
Gayle B. Murray is the Director of Youth Advocacy Division for the Georgia Public Defender Council, where she leads statewide initiatives to strengthen juvenile defense practice and elevate the voices of young people in the justice system. A career public defender with nearly three...
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3:45pm EDT
9:00am EDT
Dignity as Strategy: Humanizing Clients in a Dehumanizing System
Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Speakers 
Senior Assistant Public Defender, Western Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office
Imani is from Pennsylvania but has called Georgia home for the past 14 years. She obtained her undergraduate degree from West Virginia University and moved to Georgia to attend UGA Law. Imani graduated from UGA Law in 2015 and has been practicing criminal defense ever since. As a...
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10:15am EDT
