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19th Circuit Judge Michael Porter, center, presided over a mock trial for St. Lucie West Centennial High School students with attorneys and moderators Lily Chen, second from the left, Jamy Barreau, far right, and volunteer attorney-coaches Lainey Francisco, second from the right, Eva Sugg, third from the right, and Jessica Hooper, left.
A first-of-its-kind collaboration among the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Ft. Pierce Division), the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida, the Friends of the Rupert J. Smith Law Library, and the St. Lucie Bar Association brought 120 high school students to the St. Lucie County Courthouse for a mock trial program in honor of Constitution Day on September 17.
Constitution Day commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, and honors all who were born in the United States or have become citizens through naturalization by celebrating civic engagement and the foundational principles of American government.
