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.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Court Camps: Changing Lives, Transforming Futures. Read more here.
New Court Programs Inspire Students to Enter Legal Profession. Read more here.
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.
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 UNIVERISTY 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.
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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