Law & Justice Academy

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The Law & Justice Academy is a three-day mock trial exercise geared toward public and private high school students. The Academy is held at a University of Hawai‘i campus on each island and at the local courthouse.

During the Academy, participants engage in a variety of law-related educational activities, including:

Goal

Goal

The three-day Academy aims to introduce high school students to issues of law and justice, build student skills in discussion, debate, analysis, and advocacy, and provide students with tools and inspiration to become active and involved citizens of their communities.

To this end, the Civic Engagement Committee creates a curriculum unique to each community. Another important goal of the program is to increase interest in college, law school, and legal careers among young people from backgrounds and populations traditionally underrepresented among attorneys, judges, and political decision-makers.

How to Participate

Enrollment is carefully advertised and processed to ensure diversity in each cohort of student participants. Community leaders from each jurisdiction and across Hawai‘i will be working with and mentoring participants in the Academy. While the program centers on a mock trial problem, the Civic Engagement Committee values support and leadership from non-litigation sectors of the community. Thus, the committee will work to ensure community leaders represent broad stakeholders and include attorneys in law-related careers such as business, banking, and politics.

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