The Barrister’s, the Young Lawyer’s Division of the Knoxville Bar Association, annually hosts the Regional High School Mock Trial Competition for Districts 2, 3, and 4* every year. Mock Trial is an excellent way for High School students in the districts above to develop a fuller understanding of our justice system and experience the legal process first hand. Many students have been known to choose a legal career based on their mock trial experiences, and several Barrister’s members are formal mock trial competitors. The competition is free for students to enter; their coaches need to fill out the rosters and coordinating forms, and submit them to knoxhsmt@gmail.com.
Students will act as lawyers and witnesses during the Regional High School Mock Trial competition, as both the prosecution and the defense, and act out a - well - mock trial. This years’ case is a criminal matter involving aggravated assault after the defendant allegedly shot at the victim while driving home from his 10-hour shift at the glue factory. The new problem, rules, and other information can be found online.
View the full competition announcement here.