Contact: Xanthi Soriano, Executive Director, Communications
Cell: (916) 261-6219 • Email: xsoriano@scoe.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2025
WHEN: Monday, February 10, 2025 at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Library Galleria, 828 “I” Street, Sacramento
WHO: Hosted by the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE)
WHY: Individual and Team Awards
Five days of intense courtroom competition and careful deliberations by esteemed judges will culminate on February 10 with an awards ceremony and announcement of the winner of the 2025 Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Mock Trial Competition. More than 517 students from 24 schools in Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado, and Yuba counties are competing in this year’s competition. The champions from Sacramento County will advance to the California Mock Trial Competition (being held March 14–16 in Los Angeles), along with the winning teams from the three other participating counties.
FINAL AND CONSOLATION ROUNDS: Mock Trial Final and Consolation Rounds will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, February 10, at the United States District Court, 501 “I” Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Contact SCOE Communications Manager Charlene VanAllen in advance at (916) 807-4727 to attend these rounds.
About Mock Trial
The Mock Trial Competition simulates a trial-level proceeding in which students portray the roles of pre-trial counsel, prosecuting and defense attorneys, witnesses, court clerks, bailiffs, and jurors before a single presiding judge and two scoring judges. Volunteers from local law firms and other legal organizations serve as scoring and presiding judges for the five-day event.