SUPREME COURT MOCK

TRIAL

PARTICIPANTS
6

Lawyers ( 3 per side)

Justices

Remaining

students will be clerks

THE LAWYERS
Three

lawyers each side.

Each

side can speak for 12 minutes

The

side that argues first can save up

to 3 minutes of their time for a
rebuttal.

The

three lawyers can divide up the time

any way they like.
However,

whoever speaks last should

not be bringing up many new points.
Reinforce ideas, counter opposition,
etc.

THE JUDGES

justices

Responsible

for hearing details of case

and making decision on case.

Allowed to

ask any questions they want

during lawyers arguments.

CLERKS
Will

Job

be working for justices.

includes

Helping

come up with questions

Providing
Taking

facts on case

notes if needed

DELIBERATIONS

All justices
Lawyers

5-10

and clerks stay inside and deliberate

step away

minutes to come up with decision and present it to court.

SUPREME COURT TRIAL OBSERVATION

All clerks

and justices will write a 1-2 page observation on the court

case.

Need

The

to cover what your duties were.

decision reached by the court.

Why

you came to your decision.

What
Lawyers

you learned from the activity

do not have to write up an observation.