Law Day Celebration
In celebration of Law Day — generally observed on May 1 each year — the YLS works hand in hand with the administration of the Essex County Vicinage to host a day of Courts in the Community. With the support of the NJSBF, the Essex County Vicinage administration and the ECBA, teams of volunteer Judges, Law Clerks and Attorneys visit local schools to present a mock trial with the students participating as lawyers, witnesses, and jurors. The fact pattern is prepared each year by a committee of the courts and the bar and generally addresses timely issues facing our young people, such as music piracy, bullying and weapons in the schools. There is a companion program that asks the students to create original pieces of art, poetry, essays and video presentations related to the annual Law Day theme.
2024 1st Place Art Contest Submission by Jahell B. Paul, 12th grade, Marion P. Thomas Charter High School
