Mock Trials
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
January 31 and February 6 & 8, 2018, 5:30 PM
Stanislaus County Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto (Trials 1,2,3)
February 13, 2018 (Championship Round - 4:00 PM & Awards Ceremony 6:30 PM)
Peterson 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 6, 2017)
- 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
- Mock Trial Webcasts
- Team Conduct
- Team Rulebook
- Errata
- Teacher/Attorney Coach Questions
- Name Tents
- Award Ceremony Flyer
- Team Award Nomination Sheet
- Exhibit A
- Exhibit B
Mock Trial Forms - The following are due December 15, 2017
- Team Photo - email to lturner@stancoe.org
- Courtroom Observer Volunteer Form
- Team List - email to lturner@stancoe.org
The following forms are due at Trial I registration (January 31, 2018)
- Teacher/Sponsor Agreement
- Student Permission/Code of Ethics Form
- 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 Rules
Courtroom Observer
Volunteer Information for Scoring Attorney & Presiding Judge
- Volunteer Registration
- Presiding Judge Guidelines
- Case Brief
- Sample Attorney Score Sheet
- Judge/Attorney Handbook
- Errata
