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Each fall, students from across Virginia and the District begin working on a challenging civil or criminal case problem. In the spring, they deliver that program before attorneys and judges in regional competitions. Winning teams go on to compete at the statewide level. Our state champion represents Virginia and Washington, DC, at the National High School Mock Trial Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb845312e563386d25bda2/7029c7f0-9e1c-45cf-80d8-41bb554f0ad7/Faith+Dixon+-+closing+2.jpeg Home “Mock trial has helped my students find their voice. 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School Ranking 1st place: Henrico High School #5 2nd place: Henrico High School #4 3rd place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #2 4th place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #3 5th place: McLean High School #1 6th place: School Without Walls 7th place: Compass Homeschool Classes 8th place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #1 9th place: Washington International School #2 10th place: Oakton High School #1 Best Attorneys Journi Marlow, Henrico High School (P-20/D-20) Sarah Thompson, Northview Mock Trial Academy #3 (P-19) Will Hamilton, School Without Walls (D-19) Theodore Sipols, Northview Mock Trial Academy #1 (P-19) Tyler Engola, Langley High School #3 (P-19) Micah Six, Henrico High School #1 (D-19) Nithila Prasanna, Henrico High School #4 (D-18) Andres Marrero, Northview Mock Trial Academy #2 (P-18) Sally Sullivan, Compass Homeschool Classes (P-18) Diya Palanlappan, Oakton High School #1 (D-18) Best Witnesses Theo Segal, Jackson-Reed High School #2 (P-20) Gouri Prasad, Henrico High School #5 (P-19) Austin Reibel, Henrico High School #4 (D-19) Sophia Chen, McLean High School #1 (D-18) Coby Allen, Compass Homeschool Classes (D-18) Arnav Khetarpal, Langley High School #3 (P-18) Ava Vandeventer, Northview Mock Trial Academy #3 (D-17) Sheridan Henneberg, Washington International School #2 (D-17) Caroline Reilly, Jackson-Reed High School #3 (P-17) Gaby Martinez, Washington International School #1 (P-17) Courtroom Artist First Place: Kiyomi-Masai Rose, Henrico High School Second Place: Leyao Wang, Washington International School Third Place: Zero Stafford, Henrico High School Courtroom Journalist First Place: Cristine Pertos, Henrico High School Second Place: Dahlia Harsh, Henrico High School Third Place: Olivia Schumaker, Henrico High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb845312e563386d25bda2/33dbd914-54ec-4ffc-9deb-c20c8f0c1d6b/2025champs.jpg Past High School Mock Trial Results 2025 Results Watch the 2025 championship video here. School Ranking 1st place: Henrico High School #5 2nd place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #2 3rd place: Henrico High School #4 4th place: Compass Homeschool Enrichment 5th place: McLean High School 6th place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #3 7th place: Henrico High School #7 8th place: Washington International #3 9th place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #1 10th place: Jackson-Reed High School #2 Best Attorneys Eliana-Joy Briceno (D-20) Felix Rosenberg (D-20) Vishwa Rakasi (D-20) Mira Hsu (D-19) Kiyomi Masai-Rose (D-19) Journi Marlow (D-18) Brinda Gummadi (P-18) Varun Eturu (P-18) Alex Li (D-18) Russell Blocker (P-18) Samuel Briceno (P-18) Lilly Klein (D-18) Best Witnesses Emil Hanna (D-19) Harrison Landis (D-18) Varun Eturu (D-18) Rayna Moutria (P-17) Gaby Martinez (P-17) Caroline Landis (D-17) Mary Grace Menuey (D-16) Devan Rice (P-16) Alex Nehrer (P-16) Ray Clark (D-16) Emma Britton (D-16) Krishna Agarwal (D-16) Gigi Barth (D-16) Courtroom Artist First Place: Riley Stafford, Henrico High School Courtroom Journalist First Place: Anay Abey, Henrico High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb845312e563386d25bda2/9d5c9e08-6cab-4ae0-a206-5e3d45e03319/2024champs.jpg Past High School Mock Trial Results 2024 Results School Ranking 1st place: Henrico High School #5 2nd place: McLean High School 3rd place: Henrico High School #4 4th place: Compass Homeschool Classes 5th place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #1 6th place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #2 7th place: Henrico High School #2 8th place: Henrico High School #6 9th place: Henrico High School #1 10th place: W.T. Woodson Best Attorneys Andres Marrero (20 ranks-D) Michael DeVeaux (18 ranks-P) Lilly Klein (18 ranks-P) Karthik Rathinasabapathy (17 ranks-D) Jasmine Williams (17 ranks-D) Claire Ewing (17 ranks-D) Niki Hoffman (16 ranks-P) Rayna Moutria (16 ranks-P) Mary Grace Menuey (16 ranks-P) Gouri Prasad (16 ranks-P) Rohini Kieffer (16 ranks-P) Alena Gupte (16 ranks-D) Rasha Hussain (16 ranks-P) Sreeja Gudiseva (16 ranks-D) Best Witnesses Sana Sayah (20 ranks-D) Sai Nathan (18 ranks-P) Carina Gonzalez (17 ranks-P) Mahika Aravind (17 ranks-D) Jasmine Williams (16 ranks-P) Abigail Hondel (16 ranks-P) Vaishnavi Chilamula (16 ranks-D) Leah Kamireddy (15 ranks-D) Eliana-Joy Briceno (15 ranks-P) Mary Grace Menuey (15 ranks-D) Gianna Aquino (15 ranks-P) Aliyah Underwood (15 ranks-D) Naija Shah (15 ranks-D) Courtroom Artist First Place: Gaurika Sivakumar, Henrico High School Courtroom Journalist First Place: Taylor Eubanks, Henrico High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb845312e563386d25bda2/018d026e-588b-496c-83c9-5582ea50d823/poseidon.jpg Past High School Mock Trial Results 2023 Results Watch the 2023 State Championship Video School Ranking 1st place: Henrico High School #5 2nd place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #1 3rd place: Jackson-Reed High School #1 4th place: Henrico High School #4 5th place: McLean High School 6th place: Northview Mock Trial Academy #2 7th place: Jackson-Reed High School 8th place: Compass Homeschool Classes 9th place: Dominion Christian School 10th place: Henrico High School #6 Best Attorneys Journi Marlow (20 ranks-P/19 ranks-D) Ainsley McCoy (20 ranks-P) Nikki Anderson (19 ranks-D) Samara Cuaresma (19 ranks-D) Alex Cullins (19 ranks-D) Zachary Pan (19 ranks-D) Katherine Anderson (18 ranks-D) Tressa Graby (18 ranks-D) Eva Joseph (18 ranks-D/17 ranks-P) Radha Tanner (18 ranks-P) Christina Wu (18 ranks-P) Best Witnesses Eliana Briceno (20 ranks-D) Nalja Shah (19 ranks-D) Aashritha Paluru (18 ranks-D) Franklin Kelly (17 ranks-D) Purnn Rangwala (17 ranks-D) Aashika Agarwal (16 ranks-D) Michael DeVeaux (16 ranks-P) Abby Hondel (16 ranks-D, 15 ranks-P) Gouri Prasad (16 ranks-P) Sana Sayah (16 ranks-P) Abigail Sterner (16 ranks-P) Courtroom Artist First Place: Lara Bouhaider, Henrico High School Second Place: Ishani Patel, Henrico High School Third Place: Ella Chandler, Henrico High School Courtroom Journalist First Place: Grrish Magan, Henrico High School Second Place: Roxanne Freeman, Henrico High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb845312e563386d25bda2/7ed08ece-d6e4-47ca-a876-64581ff676b5/Justice-League-Team-Picture.JPG Past High School Mock Trial Results 2022 Results Watch the 2022 State Championship Video School Ranking 1st place: Northview Mock Trial Academy 2nd place: Henrico High School #6 3rd place: Wilson High School #3 4th place: Compass Homeschool Program 5th place: McLean High School 6th place: Kellam High School 7th place: Meridian High School 8th place: Henrico High School #5 9th place: Henrico High School #4 10th place: Henrico High School #3 Best Attorneys Jenna Morris (20 ranks-P) Michael Bartholomew (20 ranks-D) Nia Boyd (20 ranks-D) Evelyn Kelly (19 ranks-P) Aahil Pallath (19 ranks-P) Charlotte Guy (19 ranks-P) Honorable Mention: Faith Dixon (18 ranks-P) Honorable Mention: Grayson Casey (18 ranks-P) Honorable Mention: Ollie Braden (18 ranks-D) Best Witnesses Isabella Painter (20 ranks-P) Daniel Marks (19 ranks-D) Eleanor Pride (19 ranks-P) Jasmine Williams (19 ranks-P) Kyle Hill (19 ranks-P) Lauren Bradshaw (19 ranks-D) Honorable Mention: Julia Weinrod (18 ranks-P) Honorable Mention: Michael DeVeaux (18 ranks-D) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb845312e563386d25bda2/1626031981280-O386WS8U08GGV7GERIEY/Team+1+.jpg Past High School Mock Trial Results - 2021 Results Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. 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We believe that teaching students about our justice system is essential. Our goal is to use mock trial to help students gain the civic understanding, self-confidence, analytical reasoning, and communications skills that are vital to serve as tomorrow’s leaders. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Virginia Law-Related Education Institute relies on the support of donors to make our educational programs possible. We are grateful for the support from our sponsors, who help us make the annual regional and state high school mock trial competition a reality. This hands-on, experiential learning educational program has touched the lives of thousands of students across the Commonwealth over the last two decades. Our vision We empower young people with a fundamental understanding of the legal system, fostering an appreciation for democracy, the rule of law, and their critical role as engaged citizens. We aim to inspire informed and responsible participation in society. 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