NEW: Summer Justice Institute for New York City and Long Island High School Students
High school students are invited to participate in a one-week summer program at a federal courthouse in July 2024. Learn more about the New York City camp here and Long Island camp here.

Interested in a field trip to meet a federal judge? Sign up here for a classroom field trip to a federal courthouse in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Sign up here for a classroom field trip to the federal courthouse in Central Islip.

In Memoriam
Honorable
Robert A. Katzmann
1953-2021
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Mission

The federal judiciary is one of the three branches of the national government. It seeks to provide the fair and effective administration of justice for all persons and interests, regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or status. Federal courts and their state court counterparts provide a means for settling disputes peacefully, and help to foster democratic governance, consistent with the Constitution's goals of "justice" and "domestic tranquility." Those who founded our government recognized the critical importance of an independent national judiciary with a limited but essential role.

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News & Announcements

March 7, 2024 – Court Camps: Changing Lives, Transforming Futures. Read more here.


February 29, 2024 – New Court Programs Inspire Students to Enter Legal Profession. Read more here.


December 12, 2023 – A Courthouse Conversation with Second Circuit Judge, José A. Cabranes. Hosted by Judges Dora L. Irizarry and Ramon E. Reyes, Jr. of the Eastern District of New York. Watch video here.

News Archive

A Conversation with Judge Deborah A. Batts

With Hon. Deborah A. Batts, Hon. J. Paul Oetken, Hon. Alison J. Nathan, and Hon. Pamela K. Chen.

Constance Baker Motley, James Meredith, and The University of Mississippi

Clips of the reenactment performed at the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse.

2017 National High School Mock Trial Championship

Sponsored by Civics First and hosted at the US Courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut.

The Mock Trial of Nat Turner

A mock trial by students from the Girls Prep Bronx Elementary School in the Chambers of Judge Shelley Chapman at the US Bankruptcy Court.

Programs

Courthouse Visits

Programs featuring courthouse tours, presentations about the architecture and history of ourcourthouses, and presentations by judges and staff about the federal courts, including their probation and pre-trial services departments, and also partners, including the U.S. Marshal Service, U.S. Attorney's Office, and Federal Defenders.

Civic Education

Collaborating with the Justice Resource Center and New York City Department of Education to enhance education regarding the role of courts in civic life, as well as law-focused courses for high school students, professional development programs for teachers, and the general social studies curriculum for NYC public high school students. Outside NYC, collaborating with bar and law firm mentorship, moot appellate court and mock trial programs for high school students.

Student Contests

Moot appellate court, mock trial, and essay contests developed circuit-wide for middle and high school students, including advocacy programs at the Central Islip courthouse and a mentor moot court competition program in Nassau County.

Reenactments - Historic Courtroom Theater

Reenactments of historic court cases. These are a means of educating the public about important historic cases that are still of significance today. We provide a mechanism for teachers, students, lawyers, and other members of the public to learn about these cases and obtain materials for presenting the reenactments.

Civic Ceremonies

Programs for Law Day and Constitution Day celebrations, including naturalization program for Constitution Day.

Speakers

Coordinating community speaking events for judges, professors, lawyers, and scholars about the legal profession and the work of the courts.

Adult Education

Developing financial education programs on consumer bankruptcy and consumer credit, including expanding the Credit Abuse Resistance Educaton (CARE) program and forming panels of lawyer educators to partner with judges for presentations on financial literacy at a wide variety of locations and organizations.

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