Our Judicial program section allows students to participate in a mock-trial setting. They act as judges, attorneys, witnesses, and bailiffs in a series of rounds in which they compete against other teams as either the Defense or Prosecution for Trial Court or the Appellant or Appellee for Appeals Court.
Our goal for our Judicial participants is for them to develop a clear and active understanding of the judicial process in both criminal courts and appeals courts. Participants are challenged to work as a team to develop solid arguments for all sides of a case and perform their roles faithfully to replicate real court proceedings as closely as possible.
The Case and supporting materials for each Judicial section can be found underneath the toggles below.
If you are a Judicial Section volunteer, please see the Resource Portal for additional volunteer materials.
Intro to YG Week: Judicial Section Overview Video
https://austinymca.zoom.us/rec/share/qRqBj1hM40aIgup2GkOLt1LR1l7oPYir_R7AMPHEz_aVdPbse6AlFXhggR7DE9V3.29QLgeayci0YNqD4
Passcode: [email protected]
If you weren’t able to make it to the Intro to YG Week zoom meeting you can watch with the link and passcode above. Remember that we will have UNT Law Support Sessions on October 30th from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. You can sign up by clicking HERE!
2022-2023 Trial Case UPDATED 10/3/2022
2022-2023 Trial Case Evidences UPDATED 10/3/2022
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Submit Judicial Questions by October 21st
- Judicial Questions with Case Writer Responses UPDATED 10/3/2022
Teams should study and get familiar with the following:
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Rules of Procedure UPDATED 10/3/2022
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Rules of Evidence UPDATED 10/3/2022
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Training Video: “Entering Evidence- Attorneys”
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Training Video: Judge/Attorney Training NEW
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Judicial Section Guide
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Trial Court Tips for Evaluators UPDATED 10/3/2022
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Trial Bailiff Time Sheet
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Trial Court Evaluator Score Sheet
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Team Roster Sheet
District Trial Court Team Rosters Submission
Trial Court Deep Dive: Judicial Case Overview Video
https://austinymca.zoom.us/rec/share/eCuFBLueGJqqlfFgQIjdGaeDsgbVq5Isfysu7Ky_P8uyRqI0ed8-GERxYNqOB3hN.PsQJnno5B4cy6c3r
Passcode: [email protected]
If you weren’t able to make it or weren’t able to stay for the entire meeting, you can watch the recording with the link and passcode above.
Judicial: Appellate 2022-2023 Updates and Memo
2022 – 2023 Appellate Case Material
2022 – 2023 Authorities and Tips
Teams should study and get familiar with the following:
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Rules and Instructions of Appellate Procedure
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2022 – 2023 Pet Of Cert UPDATED 10/3/2022
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Appeals Court Tips for Evaluators UPDATED 10/3/2022
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Bench Brief Cover Sheet
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Attorney Brief Cover Sheet
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Appellate Bailiff Time Sheet
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Appellate Evaluator Score Sheet
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Samples of Attorney Brief Book
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Appellate Scoring Rubric