Registration is open for the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition and the Courtroom Artist Contest for public and private high schools (grades 9-12) in New Jersey.
Mock trial competition
Registration closes Oct. 26, 2022, for the high school mock trial competition. County contests will take place in January and/or February, followed by regionals and semifinals in late February and March. The winning team will represent New Jersey at the National Mock Trial Championship in May.
A workshop to help teachers participate in the mock trial competition will be held at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick on Oct 25. Professional development hours will be provided.
Courtroom artist contest
New Jersey high school students are encouraged to participate in the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Courtroom Artist Contest where they will sketch students in action during county mock trial contests and submit illustrations for judging. Register to enter the contest by Dec. 9, 2022, with image submissions due after each county competition. Winners will be recognized in an award ceremony at the High School Mock Trial Competition Finals on March 20, 2023. The winning artist will have the opportunity to accompany the winning New Jersey Mock Trial team to the National Championship in May.
A free webinar to help teachers prepare their art students for the courtroom artist contest, led by expert award-winning courtroom illustrators, Elizabeth Williams and Aggie Kenny, will be held on Oct. 13 from 10 -11:30 am. Professional development hours will be provided.
Registration and more information
For more information about both programs and to register for the upcoming workshops, visit
njsbf.org/mock-trial.
Download NJSBF’s civics curriculum guide
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Civics Curriculum Guide can help teachers of grades 3-6 educate students about law through the foundation’s Law Fair Competition.
The downloadable eight-page guide contains N.J. Student Learning Standards
- Activities
- Assessment tools
- Videos
- Quizzes
- Matching game
- Mock trial cases
Download the guide at bit.ly/njsbf-civics-guide.