JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Adams County Youth Court Judge John N. Hudson is assisting juvenile courts across Mississippi with abused, neglected and delinquent children.
Hudson retired in December after 31 years on the bench in Adams County.
Hudson says in a news release that he will work to bring uniform practices to the way children are treated in the courts throughout the state. His began work April 1.
The Jurist in Residence position is patterned after a similar program created in Texas to assist its juvenile courts.
In the 21 Mississippi counties, a county court judge oversees the Youth Court. The chancery courts handle juvenile cases in 61 counties where there is no county court.
Seattle-based Casey Family Programs is providing $60,000 for the Jurist in Residence position for a year.
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