Virginia and Washington, DC, High School Mock Trial Program

The Virginia Law-Related Education Institute coordinates the mock trial competition, which begins with regional competitions across Virginia and DC in January and February. Teams that win and place highly in their region are invited to compete in the state finals in March. The state champion team then represents Virginia and DC at the National High School Mock Trial Competition.

Mock Trial Team Registration

Registration for the 2023-24 mock trial competition season opens September 15, 2023. Case materials will be released on September 15, 2023.

Teams may register and pay online or by mailing a hard-copy registration form and paying the registration fee with a check. Teams may consist of 6 to 10 students. Only 6 students may compete in a round: 3 as attorneys and 3 as witnesses.

Mock Trial Case Materials

Each registered team will get access to an online case packet that includes everything you need to put on a trial, including court pleadings, witness statements, and exhibits. The Case Materials page will be your source for updates to the case, questions and answers about the case, competition rules, and evidence rules.

Regionals Information

Regionals will take place in late January or early February. We anticipate four regional locations, depending on team registrations.

State Finals Information

The state competition will take place in Richmond on March 15-17. Round 1 will take place on Friday afternoon, Rounds 2 and 3 will take place on Saturday, and Round 4 and the final will take place on Sunday.

Schedules and details will be sent to registered teams.

Mock Trial Preparation Resources

This section of our website is designed for teams that are new to mock trial. The resources included here will help teachers and coaches prepare their teams for the regional and state mock trial competition.

Past Competitions

Recent previous results:
2024 - Henrico High School
2023 - Henrico High School
2022 - Northview Mock Trial Academy
2021 - Henrico High School
2020 - No competition (COVID-19)
2019 - George Mason High School
2018 - Dominion Christian School