Big Win for Law & Criminal Justice Students at Creekview
The Creekview High School Moot Court and Mock Trial students had a big win at the YMCA Youth and Government State Conference and Competition in Austin. Twenty-seven students competed, having previously qualified at the district tournament in November. For the first time ever, the final round in Moot Court was Creekview vs. Creekview. The team of Joanna Boyer and Joseph Bremer emerged as state champions, also qualifying for the National Judicial Conference in Chicago in August. The team of Evan Miller and Daniel Baldizon took second place – also qualifying for nationals.
Additional wins
Samantha Watkins was ranked 3rd Place Appellate Judge. Amena Tep was State Champion Appellate Judge. Furthermore, in Mock Trial County Court Division, the team of Attorneys Brian Kang and M’Hya Lee and Witnesses Julian Le, Alina Kassam, Jeanine Paredes, and Leslie Plata became the first-ever all-Freshman Creekview team to place at State.
In Mock Trial District Court Division, London Jones placed 3rd as Judge. Additionally, Jones was also elected 2019-2020 YMCA Youth and Government Attorney General.
The Mock Trial case this year was an Intoxication Manslaughter case. The Moot Court case concerned the admissibility of a warrantless blood draw and police body camera footage.