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Attorneys Needed as Volunteer Judges at NYSBA New York City High School Mock Trial Tournament

The Justice Resource Center, in partnership with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), administers the NYC High School Mock Trial competition.

They are currently recruiting licensed attorneys to volunteer to judge at least one round for this year’s competition. 

More than 90 schools from all five boroughs will compete between February and May 2026 in this year’s competition. The first few rounds occurs between February and March at three courthouses in New York. Mock Trial rounds will be bench trials and will take roughly two to three hours. A judge’s orientation will be scheduled for late January and will be hosted on Zoom. 

Attorneys can earn up to three (3) CLE credits for judging at least one trial. To see if you are eligible for CLE, you can read more about the requirements here: https://nysba.org/nys-mock-trial/

If you’re interested in volunteering, please complete the Judges Application (click here) and submit it to info@jrcnyc.org.  Deadline to register is January 16. You can choose to serve at three courthouses in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.

Please click here for this year’s Mock Trial case packet, which you are welcome to review for more information about this year’s case. 

Please feel free to share this opportunity with your friends and colleagues.

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Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program (JMB JIP) Applications Now Being Accepted

The Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program (JMB JIP) is now accepting applications until January 18, 2014.

The Association of  Judges of Hispanic Heritage (“AJHH”), the Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”), the Asian American Law Fund of New York (“AALFNY”), the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (“MBBA”), the New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, the Puerto Rican Bar Association (“PRBA”), and the South Asian Bar Association of New York (“SABANY”) have partnered again for the JMB JIP to offer law students the opportunity to continue their legal education as summer judicial interns in New York and New Jersey metropolitan area courthouses. Judicial internships are exceptional learning opportunities that offer tremendous insight into the process of judicial decision-making.  They offer an opportunity to strengthen analytic and legal writing skills.

The brochure/application is attached here and is also available at www.jmbjip.org

Please direct any questions to the program’s co-directors at jmbjip@gmail.com.

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