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Bar News - January 9, 2004 Foster the Lawyers of Tomorrow Mock Trial Judges Needed THE NHBA’S Law-Related Education program is seeking volunteer attorneys to serve as presiding and scoring judges for its annual Mock Trial competition to be held in March. By participating in this valuable program, attorneys can help students learn about the trial process and our system of justice. The competition, sponsored by the NHBA and the NH Bar Foundation, annually involves hundreds of students from several dozen schools statewide. Students from middle school through high school form teams that spend several months preparing to argue both sides of a controversial court case. This year’s case, State v. Parsons, finds the defendant Parsons charged with speeding, DWI, possession of marijuana and cocaine, and operating with an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. The case raises issues of search without consent and testing for DWI. For the full materials of the case, go to the "For the Public" area of this site, then click on "Law-Related Education," then click on "Mock Trial." A Mock Trial competition team entry form and instruction manual are also available there. Students participating in Mock Trial are supervised by teachers and volunteer lawyer coaches as they research facts to develop both sides of the case, then prepare for trial, with the students playing the roles of attorneys, plaintiffs and witnesses. By participating in Mock Trial, students learn about constitutional and legal issues, courtroom procedure, public speaking and teamwork as they undergo the demanding task of preparing for trial and presenting a case. The LRE program is currently seeking volunteer attorneys to serve as presiding judges and on scoring panels during the two rounds of statewide competition in the middle and high school categories. Regional and final competitions will be held at several courthouses throughout the state in March. The high school Mock Trial champion earns the privilege of representing New Hampshire in the national competition later in the spring. To volunteer your time or for more information on the Mock Trial competition, please contact Valenda Morrissette, LRE coordinator, at the Bar Center at (603) 224-6942 or via e-mail at vmorrissette@nhbar.org.
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