Mock Trial

One of the largest in the nation, the PBA/YLD Mock Trial Competition gives more than 300 high school student teams from across the state the opportunity to act as lawyers and witnesses in simulated civil and criminal trials before actual judges and panels of juries. Lawyers volunteer to assist students as team advisors, scorekeepers and regional coordinators. Each year, the winning team goes on to represent Pennsylvania in the national competition.

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2019 Mock Trial Competition Schedule
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Fourteen high school teams from across PA have advanced to the PBA Statewide Mock Trial Championship Finals Weekend on March 29-30, 2019.

2019 Regional Winners:

Region 1 – Eden Christian Academy
Region 2 – Butler Area Senior High School
Region 2 – Northwestern High School
Region 3 – Central High School
Region 4 – State College Area High School
Region 5 – Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School
Region 6 – Cumberland Valley High School
Region 7 – Penn Wood High School
Region 7 – Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School (PALCS)
Region 8 – Germantown Friends School
Region 8 – Roman Catholic High School
Region 9 – Lower Merion High School
Region 9 – Lower Moreland High School
Region 10 – Holy Cross High School

All are welcome to attend the Championship weekend and view the trials at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, PA

Friday – March 29^th - Round 1 @ 2:00 p.m. and Round 2 @ 5:30 p.m. (All teams compete in the first two rounds)
Saturday – March 30^th – Round 3 @ 8:30 a.m. (Top four to six teams from the previous night trials advance)
Saturday – March 30^th – Final @ 11:30 a.m. (Top two teams from Round 3)

You can watch the 2019 Mock Trial Championship Final Round on Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) on:

Saturday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 7 at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m.

Please check your local listings for the PCN channel in your area. After the trial has aired on TV the trial will be posted on the PCN website (www.pcntv.com)

If you have any questions about the 2019 Mock Trial Competition, please contact PBA/YLD Coordinator Maria Engles at 1-800-932-0311 ext. 2223 or maria.engles@pabar.org.

To view past case materials click here.

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