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Welcome to:

South Suburban College's

Law Day 2026

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

South Suburban College Main Campus

15800 S. State Street

South Holland, IL 60473

An SSC Legal Studies annual event featuring live oral arguments before the Illinois Appellate Court, an interactive mock crime scene, and engaging speakers

What is Law Day:

From the American Bar Association website: L

Law Day is an annual commemoration held on May 1st to celebrate the rule of law and cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal system. Learn more about the history of Law Day and past themes here. Day is an annual commemoration held on May 1st to celebrate the rule of law and cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal system.

SSC's Law & Paralegal Program is a proud ABA-approved program.

Photos from Law Day 2025:

Welcome to SSC, Justices!

South Suburban College welcomes Justices Oden Johnson, Navarro and Mikva to their robing room at the SSC MiJack room

Q & A with the Justices

Illinois Appellate Court Justices, First District, fifth Division answer student questions following live oral arguments in the case of People v. Richard Jones (from left) Justice David Navarro, Presiding Justice Mary Mikva, Justice Sharon Oden Johnson

Q & A with the Justices

Q & A with the Justices & Attorneys

Illinois State Assistant Appellate Defender Bradley Jarka answers student questions following live oral arguments in the case of People v. Richard Jones Justice David Navarro, Presiding Justice Mary Mikva, Justice Sharon Oden Johnson, Justice Cynthia Cobbs, ASA Paul Wojcicki, and ASA Lindsey Patton (also pictured) answered questions as well.

Q & A with the Justices & Attorneys

Assistant State's Attorney Paul Wojcicki answers student questions following live oral arguments in the case of People v. Richard Jones

Mock Crime Scene

Students explored a mock crime scene set up by Illinois State Police

Thank you, Illinois State Police!

The Illinois State Police set up our mock crime scene at our Law Day event and are fantastic partners in our Criminal Justice Program. Thank you, Lt. Dominguez (pictured right)

Mock Crime Scene

Illinois State Police Forensic Experts taking time to answer student questions at the Mock Crime Scene

Mock Crime Scene

Students explored the scene to determine how the crime (if a crime at all) was committed

2025 Evening Online Session

Attorney (and SSC Law & Paralegal Studies Advisory Board Member) Schylon Lane speaks with students about her decision to continue on to law school after working as a paralegal and the benefits of doing so

Lobby Tables:

Thank you to our student volunteers!

Faculty & Student Volunteers

Program Coordinator Becky Walters, and Prof. Ian Sharping thank student volunteers Fortino Ramirez, Landis Redmond and Ana Vasquez

For more information on the Criminal Justice or Law & Paralegal Studies Programs here at SSC:

Law & Paralegal Studies

Criminal Justice

Or contact Professor Becky Walters, J.D.: bwalters@ssc.edu

Law Day 2025 Feedback from participants:

"I thought this was a unique opportunity for the students to witness a live oral argument and the Q&A was an incredible opportunity for students to ask esteemed members of the legal community. "

"I enjoyed hearing the questions from the judges, I think it helped the students follow the arguments presented by the attorneys."

"Highly engaging, I loved the access to a live appellate case, lunch and additional discussions were interesting and engaging also."

"Very well organized and seeing the students interested in the IPA and SSC Paralegal Program. I also enjoyed seeing the oral arguments."

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