President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day in 1958 to celebrate the role of the courts and laws in America. Every year, to recognize Law Day, Teen Court is invited to the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County's Juvenile Department, where they observe real juvenile cases that have been diverted from traditional courts as part of a restorative justice program.

This Law Day, the youth were conducting a mock trial based on a case they had taken last month. In the room, watching were a handful of attorneys and judges.

Law Day not only provides the youth with a real courtroom to conduct their court in but is also a day where youth get to meet and hear from attorneys, judges, and commissioners on what it’s like working in the industry.

Visit https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/jpd to learn more.