JOHNSON CITY – Space highschool college students have an thrilling alternative early subsequent month.
 

The Tennessee Supreme Courtroom can be in Johnson Metropolis on Tuesday, Dec. 6, for its SCALES
program, brief for Supreme Courtroom Advancing Authorized Training for College students. The occasion
is occurring on the East Tennessee State College Martin Middle for the Arts.  

“ETSU is proud to host the Tennessee Supreme Courtroom for what can be an exquisite and
thrilling day for a lot of highschool college students,” stated Mark A. Fulks, college counsel
and chief compliance officer at ETSU, who’s volunteering on the occasion.   

The SCALES challenge is an initiative of the Tennessee Supreme Courtroom aimed toward educating
highschool college students concerning the judicial department of state authorities. This system presents
college students a chance to listen to oral arguments for an precise Supreme Courtroom case in
a close-by group.  

This system began in 1995. Since then, the SCALES challenge has served over 30,000
Tennessee college students from greater than 500 excessive faculties.  

A number of excessive faculties have signed as much as take part, together with College Faculty on
the campus of ETSU.  

“Our nationally acknowledged SCALES program is a favourite of the entire justices,” Chief
Justice Roger A. Web page stated. “We’re very grateful to the native judges and attorneys
who’re visiting the scholars previous to the occasion to make sure they’ve a stable understanding
of the courtroom system and the circumstances they may hear. The Supreme Courtroom is wanting ahead
to interacting with college students from East Tennessee and hopes this can be a memorable expertise
for them.” 

The SCALES program was the 2016 recipient of the nationwide Sandra Day O’Connor Award
for the Development of Civics Training.