Stanislaus County Mock Trial

Each year several high school teams (comprised of 18 to 25 students from each school) compete at the Stanislaus County Courthouse. Each trial is conducted by a superior court judge. The teams are rated by attorneys practicing in Stanislaus County. The winning high school team then competes in the state competition. The annual High School Mock Trials competition provides an opportunity for students to apply the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and reasoning; to gain understanding of the link between our constitution and the substance of the law as applied by our courts and legal system; and to develop career awareness of the legal profession.

Dates & Locations

February 6,11 & 13, 2020,  5:30 PM
Stanislaus County Courthouse, 800 11^th Street, Modesto (Trials 1,2,3)

February 18, 2020 (Championship Round - 4:00 PM & Awards Ceremony 6:30 PM)
Petersen Event Center, 720 12th St., Modesto 

COST: $450 per team ($350 donated by the Education Foundation of Stanislaus County)   Final Cost: $100

Event Information

• School Registration Form (deadline: October 4, 2019)
• Rules of Competition
• Guidelines for Attorney Coaches
• Important Dates
• Clerk Time Sheet- Must have at each trial
• Clerk Time Cards - Must have at each trial
• Courtroom Diagram
• Clerk & Bailiff Notes
• Case Brief
• Exhibits  
• Mock Trial Webcasts
• Team Conduct
• Team Rulebook
• Errata
• Lourdes [ahtsym] crf-usa [dhotsym] org (Submit Teacher/Attorney Coach Questions) - deadline December 13^th
• Summary of Teacher/Attorney Coach Questions
• Name Tents  
• Award Ceremony Flyer
• Team Award Nomination Sheet

Mock Trial Forms - The following are due December 13, 2019

• Team Photo -  email to lturner [ahtsym] stancoe [dhotsym] org
• Courtroom Observer Volunteer Form
• Team List - email to lturner [ahtsym] stancoe [dhotsym] org

lturner [ahtsym] stancoe [dhotsym] org (​)The following forms are due at Trial I registration (February 6, 2020)

• Teacher/Sponsor Agreement
• Student Permission Slip
• Artist Roster and Release
• Journalist Roster and Release
• Team Roster (submit to presiding judge and three adjudicators at each trial and one at registration)

Art/Journalism Contest Information

• Courtroom Art Contest
• Courtroom Art Contest Rule
• Courtroom Journalism Contest
• Courtroom Journalism Contest Rule

Courtroom Observer

• Courtroom Observer Information

Volunteer Information for Scoring Attorney & Presiding Judge 

• Volunteer Registration (must be of legal profession)
• Presiding Judge Guidelines
• Scoring Attorney Guidelines
• Case Brief
• Sample Attorney Score Sheet   
• Judge/Attorney Handbook