Judicial Youth Corps Program (Massachusetts Trial Court)

The Supreme Judicial Court's Judicial Youth Corps places high school students in paid summer internships at local courthouses in Boston, Springfield, and Worcester, with paid Friday educational sessions taught by judges, lawyers, clerks, and probation officers. Over six weeks in July and August students take part in a mock trial, field trips, shadowing, and group discussions on the courts and the rule of law. Selection is by application, teacher recommendation, and interview with court personnel.

Who can apply

FieldsLaw · Government

EligibilityBoston: residents attending Boston Public Schools; Worcester and Springfield: students at a high school in that city

Logistics

Applying

You submitApplication, teacher recommendations, and an interview with court personnel; each city has its own residency or school requirement.