The Judicial Youth Corps (JYC) Program is an intensive educational summer internship that teaches high school students about the Massachusetts court system and rule of law. Students are taught and mentored by judges, lawyers, clerks, probation officers and other court personnel who volunteer their time in educational sessions or as supervisors. Students participate in a mock trial, field trips, group discussions, and much more. The JYC program, run out of the Supreme Judicial Court's Public Information Office, offers the summer session. Students who are accepted into the program must attend the entire six-week session. Applications for the 2025 Boston, Worcester and Springfield Judicial Youth Corps Programs are now available.
About the Judicial Youth Corps Program
The summer internship goes from July through August. Students work in paid internships at local courthouses. They also attend paid educational sessions on Fridays.
JYC Program Mission and Facts
- Teaches high school students about the role of the courts and rule of law through a six-week court educational and summer internship program in Boston, Springfield and Worcester
- Provides students with a fundamental understanding and appreciation of legal concepts and principles
- Provides teaching, guidance and mentoring from judges, lawyers, clerks, probation officers and other court employees who volunteer their time with students as work supervisors
- Uses interactive learning techniques such as mock trials, teamwork, group discussions, shadowing and field trips
- Provides paid summer internships in courts in Boston, Springfield and Worcester
- Students are selected through applications, teacher recommendations and interviews with court personnel
Program administered by the Supreme Judicial Court's Public Information Office
Judicial Youth Corps Fact Sheet and Application
Boston
2025 Boston Judicial Youth Corps Program Information and Application
Applicants must be residents of the City of Boston.
Interviews begin March 1, 2025. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to submit materials early in the application period. The application period will close after all available positions are filled.
Worcester
2025 Worcester Judicial Youth Corps Program Information and Application (posted March 10, 2025)
Applicants must attend a high school located in the city of Worcester.
Deadline to apply: Thur., April 10, 2025
Springfield
2025 Springfield Judicial Youth Corps Program Information and Application (posted March 10, 2025)
Applicants must attend a high school located in the city of Springfield.
Deadline to apply: Fri., April 11, 2025