The San Diego Superior Court’s North County Courthouse will host 600 students for Youth in Court Day on Friday, March 7, to talk about issues children and teens encounter today and their legal consequences. 

Youth in Court Day kicks off with morning mock trial sessions tailored for an estimated 300 elementary and middle school students. 

La Jolla Country Day School’s Mock Trial team topped 41 other San Diego County high school teams to win the annual legal competition. The San Diego County Mock Trial program provides high school students with the opportunity to experience the legal field in courtrooms rather than classrooms. The student teams take on the roles of lawyers and witnesses facing off on a hypothetical case in front of actual state and federal judges.

The 19th Annual San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition fielded a record number of competitors with local high school students arguing a realistic criminal trial scenario.