Results of the 40th Annual Stanislaus County Mock Trials Competition
The annual Stanislaus County Mock Trials event took place on January 30, February 6, 8 & 13 at the Stanislaus County Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto. The championship round was held at the Stanislaus County Office of Education on February 20. Nine Stanislaus County high school teams participated: Beyer, Big Valley, Davis, Downey, Gregori, Johansen, Modesto, Patterson, and Turlock.
Mock Trials results are:
- Winner for this year’s competition:Modesto High School
- Runner-up team: Gregori High School
- Wray Ladine Inn of Court Spirit of Stanislaus County Mock Trial Award &
Scholarship winner: Keith Buenrostro, Modesto High School - Ryan Dickerson Award for Excellence & Leadership in Mock Trial winner:
Andrew Silveria, Downey High School - Artist Contest winner: Isabel Rodas, Gregori High School
- Journalist Contest winner: Sabrina Toor, Modesto High School
- Hall of Fame Coach Award: Jill Ogden, Turlock High School
The team from Modesto High School will represent Stanislaus County at the State Mock Trial in Los Angeles, March 22 – 24, 2024.
Sponsored by the Stanislaus County Office of Education (SCOE) and Strategic Legal Group, the annual High School Mock Trials competition provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate acquired listening, speaking, reading, and reasoning skills. Working in teams, students study a hypothetical case, conduct legal research, and receive guidance from volunteer attorneys. Students gain a working knowledge of the judicial system as well as an understanding of the link between the United States Constitution and the substance of the law. Superior Court Judges conduct each trial, with the teams scored by law professionals. This year’s fictitious case, People v. Clark, was a murder trial featuring a pretrial argument on the Fourth Amendment (involving a geofence warrant).
