2024 Cleveland Mock Trial Competition

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court-seal-png res 2024 Cleveland Mock Trial Competition
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The Justice Center
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Friday April 26, 2024

On Friday April 26, 2024 the 26th Annual Cleveland Mock Trial returned to the Justice Center. Several Cleveland Municipal Court judges participated in the day long event including Judge Lauren C. Moore, Judge Andrea Nelson Moore, Judge Sydney Strickland Saffold and Judge Jazmin Torres-Lugo along with Magistrate Joy Kennedy and Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge William Vodrey. Click here to download the full program.

Congratulations to this year's winners!

Each year we recognize students for our their outstanding work and performance. In addition to their awards and recognition, these students are offered paid summer internships at the Court.

1st Place – Science and Medicine Team 2
2nd Place – Cleveland Early College
3rd Place – School of Arts Team B

Outstanding Defense – Chardon Black
Outstanding Prosecutor – Andrew Guerra
Outstanding Witness – Jayla Shelton
Essay Contest Winner - Leah Walton

Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and worked hard to make this years Cleveland Mock Trial a success.

Outstanding Defense Attorney winner Chardon Black, who is looking forward to attending Princeton University on a four-year full-ride scholarship, speaks about how Cleveland Mock Trial has helped him improve his confidence and public speaking.