In re J.S.

Appellant J.S., who as a minor had a long history of dependency and delinquency issues, successfully completed his program at California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Prior to his release, the Legislature enacted Assembly Bill No. 1628 (2009-2010 Reg. Sess.) (Stats. 2010, ch. 729, eff. Oct. 19, 2010; see id., § 10 [juvenile parole realignment bill] (Realignment)), eliminating DJJ-administered parole, and releasing minors to community-based supervision. When J.S. was released, he was placed on locally supervised probation instead of DJJ-administered parole. As a consequence, the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) did not, as they had been required to in the past, make a finding upon release as to whether his discharge from parole was honorable or otherwise. Because honorable discharge from parole entitles youths to an automatic release from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense or crime for which they are committed, J.S. petitioned the trial court to make the finding in the place of DJJ. .(Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1772, subd. (a).) The trial court denied the petition, and J.S. appeals that order. Although…