Judge Corpening has agreed to come up the mountain and talk with us about “Trauma, Resilience and Hope”. He is an entertaining speaker, you won’t be bored. The talk will be Friday, August 21 at 10 AM in the Crossnore Communities for Children Auditorium (129 Allen Circle, Crossnore, NC 28616). I am working to get CLE’s for the talk.
Judge Julius Corpening is the Chief District Judge in District 6 (serving New Hanover and Pender Counties). Over the course of his career, he has witnessed the effects of intergenerational trauma. In his courtroom, he has seen entire families — parents, children, and even grandchildren — trapped in cycles of abuse, addiction, poverty, and violence. He recognized early on that today’s victim often becomes tomorrow’s defendant and that high-crime areas are also high-victim areas.
His commitment to understanding and addressing trauma led him to interview Dr. Vincent Felitti, the father of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study. The groundbreaking insights shared by Dr. Felitti deepened Judge Corpening’s resolve to make the court system more trauma-informed, emphasizing prevention and intervention over punishment.
Here is a link for some background information about the ACEs screen: The ACEs That Don't Lead To A Win
Please put it on your calendar and bring a friend. We plan to have a question-and-answer session with the judge after the presentation.
Randy