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2024 Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition

47th Annual Los Angeles County Competition

The Los Angeles Mock Trial Program is an academic competition in which over 2,500 high school and middle school students compete at the county level. Student teams study a hypothetical case, conduct legal research, and receive guidance from volunteer attorneys in courtroom procedures and trial preparation. The trial itself is a simulation of a criminal case, in which students portray lawyers, witnesses, court clerks, and bailiffs, thus acquiring a working knowledge of our judicial system while developing their analytical abilities and communication skills. The winner of the Los Angeles County High School Competition will recieve The Rogan Family Perpetual Trophy.

2024-25 Important Dates

Registration Information

Competition Logistics

Courtroom Artist Contest
Courtroom Journalist Contest

Volunteers Opportunities

Case Materials - Case, Brief, and Rulebook

Competition Forms - Roster, Timesheet, Observer Form.

Helen Bernstein Teacher Tribute Award Nomination Form

Attorney Coach of the Year Nomination Form

2023 LA County Award Recipients
2022 LA County Award Recipients
2021 LA County Award Recipients
2020 LA County Award Recipients
2019 LA County Award Recipients

Lourdes Morales
Senior Program Director
lourdes@teachdemocracy.org
213-316-2125

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Sean-Michael Ramirez
Program Coordinator
sean-michael@teachdemocracy.org
(213) 316-2109

Daisy Alonso
Program Assistant
daisy@teachdemocracy.org
(213) 316-2127

The Mock Trial Program is sponsored by Teach Democracy (formerly Constitutional Rights Foundation), a non-profit, non-partisan educational foundation that has developed law and business-related educational programs in Los Angeles for over 60 years. The Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition is co-sponsored by:

Daily Journal Corporation
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Los Angeles County Bar Association