National High School Mock Trial Championship

The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities for 2012-2013

2012 National Championship

The Center for Civic Values hosted the 2012 National High School Mock Trial Championship in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 3 - 6, 2012. The case materials used in the event were loosely adapted from a Navajo police mystery by famed southwestern author, Tony Hillerman.

The Center for Civic Values event partners are:

State Bar of New Mexico,

NHSMT Championship, Inc.,

American Board of Trial Advocates,

and the University of New Mexico Law School.

This year, more than 1,000 people from across the United States, the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, as well as from South Korea, attended the National Championship. The world-class competition included 46 Championship teams from 42 states, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and South Korea.

The 2012 National Champion is Albuquerque Academy from New Mexico 2.

The 2012 National Runner-Up is Henry W. Grady High School from Georgia.

Click here for complete 2012 Championship results.