Mock Trial

Be an attorney, witness, judge, or jury member as you learn about the American court system.

This course is for students who like debating ideas, solving problems, and acting out real-world scenarios. It's for those who are curious about how the legal system works and eager to build confidence speaking, questioning, and arguing in front of others. With structured practice, students develop the skills needed to understand trials and participate in a full mock court case.

Students explore criminal and civil cases, courtroom roles, evidence, objections, witness examination, jury selection, and constitutional rights. Through hands-on activities like small-claims simulations, voir dire practice, analyzing exhibits, debating search-and-seizure issues, and preparing opening and closing statements, they learn how attorneys build persuasive arguments. Daily exercises help them master trial procedures and understand how judges, lawyers, juries, and precedents shape courtroom decisions.

Families receive a video of the final trial students participate in. Students leave the course with stronger public speaking skills, clearer critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of how justice is practiced in the courtroom.