Arizona's judges needed no convincing that educating students about our legal system contributes to the strength of the system and helps the students, as citizens, understand and appreciate their rights and responsibilities under the system, and they needed no convincing that they should contribute their expertise to explaining the system. Our challenge lay in finding a way to coordinate the work of teachers and of judges and to provide materials to busy judges willing to visit classrooms. The wonderful instruction provided through Judges Connecting with Classrooms meets that challenge. Both teachers and judges should benefit from the information, plans, and materials provided, which will allow judges to enter classrooms armed with information and teaching aids.

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Judges Connecting with Classrooms
Table of Contents

Elementary

• Unit I How was the Arizona Court System Established?
• Unit II What was the Structure of the Arizona Courts?
• Unit III How is a Case Processed in the Arizona Court System?
• Unit IV What is the Role of the Citizen in the Legal System of the Arizona Court System?
• Unit V Mock Trials for Elementary Students

Middle School

• Unit 1 How Was the Arizona Supreme Court Established?
• Unit II What Is the Structure of the Arizona Court System?
• Unit III How Is a Case Processed in the Arizona Court System?
• Unit IV Why Do Communities Need Laws?

High School

• Unit I How Is the Arizona Court System Established?
• Unit II What Was the Structure of the Arizona Courts?
• Unit III How Is A Case Processed In The Arizona Court System?
• Unit IV A Why Do Communities Need Laws?
• Unit IV B What Is the Role of the Citizen In The Arizona Legal System?