Massachusetts High School Students Learn about Judicial Branch on Student Government Day

 

Students take their seats in the Seven Justice Courtroom with Justice Ireland.

          
     High school students from across the Commonwealth visited the Supreme Judicial Court on Student Government Day, Friday, April 4, to learn about the role of the judiciary, the work of the appellate courts, and the importance of a rule of law in a constitutional democracy. Designated as "Justices" or "Clerks" for the day, the nine students and their school advisors spent several hours at the John Adams Courthouse after an introduction to Student Government Day at the State House.

     Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall said, "I am delighted that these young people are visiting the Supreme Judicial Court as part of Student Government Day. What a wonderful opportunity to learn about John Adams's influence on the establishment of our three branches of government and his authorship of the Massachusetts Constitution, the oldest written constitution in the world."   More . . .

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