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Tarrant County Juvenile Board Appoints Medlin Director of Juvenile Services

Following the July 20, 2016 meeting of the Tarrant County Juvenile Board (TCJB), chairperson Judge Mollee Westfall announced in writing to Tarrant County Juvenile Services (TCJS) staff, "The Juvenile Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Bennie Medlin as Tarrant County Juvenile Services Director. Please join us in welcoming Mr. Medlin to his new position. We look forward to his continued leadership and service to Tarrant County as director."

Medlin brings to the position over 33 years of experience as a juvenile justice practitioner including positions at both the state and county level as well as in the private sector. At the county level, he worked at Dallas County Juvenile Department in positions ranging from Juvenile Detention Officer to Superintendent of the Detention Center. At the time of his appointment as TCJS Director he had been serving as TCJS’s Deputy Director since January 2015 and served as the department’s Assistant Director of Institutional and Educational Services from July 2005 until his appointment as Deputy Director.

Medlin has state level experience working for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice as Superintendent of the Polk Regional Juvenile Detention Center and Superintendent of the Leon County Juvenile Detention Center.

In the private sector, Medlin served as Chief Executive Office for Ramsey Youth Services and Youth Services International’s Vice President of Operations. Medlin’s academic credentials include a Master’s degree in criminology and corrections from The University of Texas at Arlington and a baccalaureate degree in psychology from Oklahoma Panhandle State University.

PHOTO: Bennie Medlin

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