Competition Overview
The YMCA National Judicial Competition (NJC) is an annual competition for high school student participants to refine their advocacy skills and compete in Mock Trial and Appellate Court proceedings with students from across the country.
2025 YMCA National Judicial Competition
July 28 – July 31, 2025 | St. Paul, MN
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Paul Downtown, Capitol Ridge Hotel, Minnesota State Capitol Complex
Hosted by YMCA of the North
Questions? Contact Brittany Wilson, Conference Director, at brittany.wilson@ymcamn.org.
Registration
Registration is not open at this time.
Student Fee: $499 | Adult Fee: $499 (shared room) or $770 (private room)
Includes: Lodging for 3 nights, 2 dinners, 1 group activity, event materials, trainings, and meeting space.
Mock Trial Competition
The 2025 NJC Mock Trial Case, Rule of Evidence, Rules and Procedures, and Rubric will be linked below when available.
2025 NJC Mock Trial Case
2025 NJC Mock Trial Rule of Evidence
2025 NJC Mock Trial Rules and Procedures
2025 NJC Mock Trial Rubric
Volunteer Opportunities
The YMCA Center for Youth Voice is seeking more than 100 professionals from the Minnesota legal community including attorneys, judges, law students, and paralegals to volunteer as evaluators and provide feedback to student participants in Mock Trial and/or Appellate Court proceedings at the 2025 YMCA National Judicial Competition on July 29 and July 30 at the Minnesota Capitol Complex.
Your first volunteer shift of the day will begin with an evaluator briefing in the Minnesota State Capitol. If you would like to volunteer for consecutive shifts, you do not need to attend the evaluator briefing between your shifts.
You will receive a confirmation email before the competition in mid-July including detailed instructions, parking information, a digital score sheet, and a rubric. Parking reimbursement will be available upon request. Paper score sheets will be available at the beginning of your shift(s).
Help us deliver this high-impact program to some of the best and brightest high school students across the country by signing up here to volunteer: Volunteer Evaluator Shift Schedule and Sign Up Form
Please contact Brianne Leibham, YMCA Center for Youth Voice Outreach Manager, at 612-263-9893 or brianne.leibham@ymcamn.org with questions or for more information.
Thank you for supporting the YMCA National Judicial Competition! This event would not be possible without your service.
