2019 MBA Mock Trial State Finals
The 2020 Massachusetts Bar Association’s High School Mock Trial Program is looking for attorneys to serve as judges at trials scheduled for January, February and March. If you are interested in volunteering to act as a judge for one of the January trials listed below, please contact us.
This year, the teams are presented with a civil case. The defendant, New England Heights Institute of Music (NEHIM), notified the plaintiff, Dani/Danny Mockowski, of a five-day suspension for a violation of Article I of NEHIM’s Code of Conduct, finding that the plaintiff engaged in conduct that caused physical or psychological harm to other students, and conduct that was disruptive to the school, malicious toward others, or intentionally damaging to the reputation of fellow students. The plaintiff claims the defendant violated their rights under the U.S. Constitution and seeks to reverse their suspension and to require the defendant to expunge references to the past suspensions from their student record.
Open Trial Venue/Dates in Preliminary Week #1 and Week #2:
Brockton Probate and Family CourtHull High School v. Thayer AcademyThursday, Jan. 30, at 1:30 p.m.
Framingham District CourtXaverian Brothers High School v. Noble and Greenough SchoolFriday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m.
Hampshire County Superior CourtGranby Junior Senior High School v. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter SchoolTuesday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m.
The MacDuffie School v. Hopkins AcademyWednesday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m.
Leominster District CourtGroton School v. Lunenburg High SchoolTuesday, Jan. 21, at 1:30 p.m.
Groton School v. Groton Dunstable Regional High SchoolTuesday, Jan. 28, at 1:30 p.m.
Massachusetts School of Law, AndoverMethuen High School v. Andover High SchoolFriday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 p.m.
Andover High School v. Lowell High SchoolFriday, Jan. 31, at 1:30 p.m.
Saugus Town HallMalden Catholic High School v. Winthrop High SchoolTuesday, Jan. 21, at 1:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s High School v. Lynn Classical High SchoolWednesday, Jan. 22, at 1:30 p.m.
Lynn Classical High School v. Winthrop High SchoolWednesday, Jan. 29, at 1:30 p.m.
U.S. District Court, SpringfieldLongmeadow High School v. Southwick Regional High SchoolWednesday, Jan. 29, at 1:30 p.m.
Wrentham District CourtBellingham High School v. Attleboro High SchoolFriday, Jan. 31, at 1:30 p.m.
If you are interested in judging any one (or more) of these trials, or other trials in February (not listed), please contact Mock Trial Central at (617) 338-0570 or via
email.