The first trial featured Buckeye Local students playing the role of prosecutors, with Steubenville students representing the defendant. I’m always happy to participate.”The students spend months preparing for trial, studying briefs and witness statements and reviewing case law. “Almost always, when a student has done a mock trial they stay with it every year,” Metcalf said. They want to continue.”Students prepare for mock trial competitions, not just Jefferson County Law Day. “So, they learn a lot, they learn about their rights and responsibilities as a United States citizen.”Mascio said the bar association’s mock trial “is always a fun day.”“I participated as a lawyer in this program before, but not as judge,” he said afterward.

Source: The Herald April 22, 2023 04:33 UTC