PAST PARTICIPATING th HIGH SCHOOLS SUMMER · 2020. 2. 24. · PAST FACULTY • Judge Benita Pearson, U.S. District Court, N.D. of Ohio • Justice Melody Stewart, Supreme Court of

PAST FACULTY• Judge Benita Pearson, U.S. District

Court, N.D. of Ohio

• Justice Melody Stewart, Supreme Court of Ohio

• Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court

• Judge Michelle Earley, Cleveland Municipal Court

• Judge Alison Floyd, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court

• Charles Fleming, Federal Public Defender’s Office, N.D. of Ohio

• Karrie Howard, Cleveland’s Chief Assistant Prosecutor

• Bard

• Beachwood

• Beaumont

• Bedford

• Benedictine

• Brush

• Cleveland Early College

• Cleveland Heights/University Heights

• Cleveland School of the Arts

• Elyria

• The Facing History School

• Garrett Morgan

• Gilmour

• Glenville

• Hawken

• Jane Addams

• Lincoln West

• Lutheran East

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Mayfield

• New Tech Collinwood

• New Tech East

• Notre Dame Cathedral Latin

• Ohio Virtual Academy

• Orange

• Rocky River

• St. Martin de Porres

• Shaker Heights

• Shaw

• Solon

• Villa Angela – St. Joseph

• Warrensville Heights

• Washington Park

• Westlake

• Whitney Young

• Willoughby South

PAST PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS

16th AnnualStephanie Tubbs Jones

SUMMERLEGAL ACADEMY

Mondays through Thursdays June 8 to June 25, 2020

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

At Case Western ReserveUniversity School of Law

APPLICATIONTo request an application, please see your guidance counselor or contact the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association at (216) 696-3525. All application materials are due by Thursday, April 9, 2020.

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar AssociationAttention: Mary Groth 1375 E. 9th Street, Floor 2Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1785

Xavier V. Thomas-HughesJ.D. CandidateGeorgetown LawB.S. The Ohio State UniversityWhitney Young High School, Cleveland

“The Summer Legal Academy was my formal introduction to the Cleveland legal community. I

had the opportunity to talk with lawyers and judges about their profession, and I was able to put my critical thinking skills to the test by doing legal research and arguing motions. I credit the Legal Academy for implanting the vision that I can do the work of an attorney.”

WHAT IS SUMMER LEGAL ACADEMY?

The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Legal Academy is designed to introduce promising minority students to the legal profession. Area high school seniors will participate in a three-week, part-time intensive and very interactive law institute. The faculty of judges and attorneys will introduce the participants to numerous legal issues and career opportunities.

WHAT TO EXPECTStudents will learn about the criminal and civil legal systems and meet and learn from prominent judges, lawyers, and law professors. This is a tuition-free program! And students will have the opportunity to earn a one month internship and a stipend. The top students in the program will have the opportunity to earn modest scholarships.

REQUIREMENTS• Entering the 12th Grade

• Completed Application Form and Essay

• Two References (one must be from a teacher)

• Transcript or certification by guidance counselor of cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher

• Resume

PROGRAM OVERVIEW• Orientation and Opening Exercises

• Overview of U.S. Legal System

• Interviewing Witnesses

• Motions and Arguments

• Negotiation and Pleas

• Mock Trial

• Applying to and Financing College and Law School

• Professionalism and Internships

• Field Trips to Several Courts

• Networking Opportunities