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Trustworthy Efficient Accountable Helpful. Teen Court is a nationally acclaimed diversion program designed to divert qualified juvenile offenders from formal Juvenile Court proceedings. Our helpful and experienced staff is ready to assist you, along with fellow teenagers who volunteer to manage the needed judicial, attorney, clerk and bailiff roles. Teen Court is for youth ages Every position defense and prosecuting attorneys, bailiff, clerk, jurors in the courtroom is held by a teenager with the exception of the judge, who is an adult member of the Clay County Bar Association.

Special Meeting. Find out here. Teen Court is a first time offenders program with alternative sentencing that is run for teens by teens and has been serving teens and families in our community since Teen Court is a nationally recognized early intervention and restorative justice program for juveniles ages , giving the offender a second chance while holding them accountable for their actions.

What is Teen Court? Teen Court is a specially designed court that hears certain Class C misdemeanor cases filed in the Wylie Municipal Court. After hearing all of the evidence presented, the panel of Teen Court Jurors will deliberate and then determine the appropriate sentencing.

Teen Court is a juvenile diversion and prevention program that links high school students, schools, teachers, parents, juvenile offenders, probation officers, and the Los Angeles Superior Court in an effort to reduce recidivism and encourage first time juvenile offenders to accept responsibility for their actions and to stay out of the juvenile court system. The hope for the program is that a juvenile offender will not continue their criminal behavior after participating in a judicial process in which a jury of their peers - other teenagers - decide the verdict and recommend an appropriate consequence sentence. Southwestern hosts multiple high schools Teen Courts in the Dixon Courtroom, and it is an opportunity for high school students to visit the law school, ask Teen Court members questions about law school, and consider law as a career path they may want to pursue. The program is always looking for more law student members to participate. Members visit local high schools to observe Teen Court trials and assist with jury instructions and jury deliberation.