2024 High School Mock Trial Invitational

The 41st Annual Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational took place on March 16-17, 2024, at the Public Affairs Center at the University of Illinois in Springfield. Fifty high schools throughout Illinois participated. 

First place went to College Preparatory School of America from Lombard. 

Second place went to Stevenson High School from Lincolnshire, and Maine South High School from Park Ridge received third place. 

The Civility Award recipient was Niles West High School from Skokie.        

The Donna E. Schechter Memorial Law Test Award recipient was York Community High School from Elmhurst. 

This year's Mock Trial Problem was a civil case involving a collision between a car driven by a group of teens and a city maintenance vehicle. 

The mock trial invitational program provides an opportunity for students to learn what it is like to prepare and present a legal case before the Illinois courts. Participating students gain a better understanding of the justice system and improve their knowledge, skills, and ability to articulate in a reasoned, thoughtful manner.