Bryant Coley (right) stands next to his mother as they face Judge Marie Baca in Children's Court earlier this year. Bryant, charged with aggravated battery on his mother among other offenses, was just one of 31 troubled teens the judge saw on a routine Tuesday this summer. The parade of problems that walks into court is a key part of what ails the juvenile justice system in New Mexico. "It's very emotional," says Judge Baca. "Very draining."