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The following is excerpted from the Santa Clara County Office of Education Website:
How does High School Mock Trial work? Teams of nine to twenty five students study a hypothetical case that is provided by the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF). Teams conduct legal research and receive individual coaching by their school coach and a volunteer attorney in trial preparation, courtroom protocol, courtroom procedure, analysis and communication.
Preparation begins in the fall and culminates for the County competition in January. The winning team represents Santa Clara County at the state competition.
In 1980, Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) introduced the Mock Trial program, which already had a strong following in Los Angeles County, to all the counties in California. The program was created to help students acquire a working knowledge of our judicial system, develop analytical abilities and communication skills, and gain an understanding of their obligations and responsibilities as participating members of our society.
The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) creates and produces annually a new set of Mock Trial materials based on an hypothetical criminal case.
There are three main roles on the team: Pretrial Attorney, Trial Attorney, and Witness. Other roles include Clerk, Bailiff, and Courtroom Artist. There are normally nineteen total spots on the team. Check out one of the following subpages to learn more:
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