The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities for 2010-2011

 

Last update:
May 9, 2010

Future host sites:
2011: Phoenix, Arizona
2012: Albuquerque, New Mexico

2010 National Championship is complete !!

Philadelphia Hosted the 27th Annual National Championship
May 6 through May 9, 2010.

The Pennsylvania Bar Association hosted the 27th Annual National High School Mock Trial Championship Tournament, in downtown Philadelphia, May 6-9, 2010. Drexel University, a proud partner of the PBA Young Lawyers Division Statewide Mock Trial Competition, was the leadership sponsor of the 2010 championship tournament.
2010 Championship results

Thank you to the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates for helping sponsor the 2010 NHSMTC. One of the primary goals of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates is the preservation of the civil jury trial. The Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates sponsors the Justice by the People program, which includes a Make Your Case curriculum, an interactive and engaging trial simulation game showing students first-hand why the right to a trial by jury is so important.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals
has placed this program on the
NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities
for 2010-2011.



An original (and very popular) DVD is available from the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. It can serve as an excellent resource for any school, coach, or attorney-coach in developing a program and for use in team training. The teaching film is approximately 60 minutes long and will take teams step-by-step through a mock trial. The DVD is also suitable for use in a law-related class. It features interviews with students, teacher, attorney coaches and supporters of the mock trial competition in Georgia, and trial footage.

Order form for "May It Please the Court" Mock Trial Video (DVD)(122 kb) (currently out of stock as of April 14, 2010 - see form for more information)


Other documents, notes, and deadlines:

  • The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2008-2009 (posted April 15, 2008)

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The intercollegiate mock trial program is run by the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA). You can visit the AMTA web site at www.collegemocktrial.org .