It’s safe to say that most 17-year-olds aren’t thinking of issues from a global scale, except for one Walled Lake teen who’s hoping to change the world one person and one case at a time.
Walled Lake Central Principal Kyle Meteyer says senior Cayden Brown is special
“I’ve invited Cayden to be part of our Principal’s Advisory Committee because I valued his opinion on things,” Meteyer said.
WXYZ But Cayden’s journey began well before high school when his parents divorced 11 years ago.
“Every question I had for my parents, ‘why is this happening? Why am I not allowed to go to your house when I would like to, etc. Their response was always this was the judge’s decision,” he said.
WXYZ He discovered purpose through trauma.
“I never say I got into law. Law got into me because of a childhood experience where I noticed the imbalances of a court room and of the legal system,” Cayden said.
The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office holds teen court. They can transfer certain misdemeanor cases into the program.