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. The application period for the 2024 Boston, Springfield and Worcester Judicial Youth Corps Programs is now open.
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
JYC Fact Sheet and Application
Applications are due March 28, 2024. Applicants must be residents of Boston.
Worcester
JYC Fact Sheet and Application
Applications are due March 28, 2024. Applicants must attend a high school located in the city of Worcester.
Springfield
JYC Fact Sheet and Application
Applications are due March 28, 2024. Applicants must attend a high school located in the city of Springfield.