Inside the Courthouse
Get a sneak peek at courtroom drama and gain a better understanding of your civic rights and responsibilities. In this course, you’ll learn the ins and outs of the legal process, experience "who's who" at trials and how trials work. You’ll have opportunities to play a lawyer or a witness and hone life skills such as listening, speaking, reading and reasoning. Throughout the course, you’ll work as part of a team, and on the last day of class you’ll compete in a mock trial.
What You’ll Learn
- Skills used by legal professionals, including leadership, teamwork, active listening, critical thinking and persuasive speaking
- How to write, read and analyze basic legal documents
- Court procedures and the inner workings of our judicial system
Who Should Register
This course is for incoming sixth to eighth graders. To enroll, you should have a high level of English language proficiency.
More Information
This in-person course is taught on the UW Seattle campus. You’ll need regular access to a laptop. If you can’t bring one, we have a limited number of laptops for students with demonstrated need. You’ll have the opportunity to request one during registration.
There’s a nonrefundable $50 registration fee each quarter you register. See the FAQs page for details about registration, refunds, waitlists and more.
Details
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Jun 29–Jul 10, 2026
1Ano class on July 3 |
Day Mon–Fri |
Time 9 a.m.–12 p.m. |
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Location UW Seattle |
Cost $700 |
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Instructor
Daisy Fernandez |
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Jul 13–Jul 24, 2026
2A |
Day Mon–Fri |
Time 9 a.m.–12 p.m. |
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Location UW Seattle |
Cost $780 |
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Instructor
Daisy Fernandez |
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Jul 27–Aug 7, 2026
3A |
Day Mon–Fri |
Time 9 a.m.–12 p.m. |
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Location UW Seattle |
Cost $780 |
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Instructor
Daisy Fernandez |
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Jul 27–Aug 7, 2026
3B |
Day Mon–Fri |
Time 1 p.m.–4 p.m. |
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Location UW Seattle |
Cost $780 |
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Instructor
Daisy Fernandez |
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