Justice Camp
The New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s Justice Camp is an annual summer program aimed at Freshman and Sophomore students in the Eastern District / New Orleans area.
The 2024 Justice Camp will be held from Monday, June 24, 2024 through Friday, June 28, 2024.
Our Application Process is Now Open!
(At left, volunteer attorneys teaching campers trial skills and how to question a witness.)
The 2024 FBA Justice Camp will be held June 24-28, 2024 from 9am-4pm at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Email fbaneworleans@gmail.com with questions.
Application
Drop Off and Pick Up Instructions
Sample Agenda
(Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Piper Griffin, pictured with our campers and volunteers at right. )
Since the summer of 2018, The New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (NOFBA) has taken the concept of summer camp into the federal courthouse, imparting civics education and advocacy skills that prepare students for college, career, and civic engagement. The program is held at the Eastern District of Louisiana Courthouse in downtown New Orleans. NOFBA’s Justice Camp program encourages rising 9th and 10th graders to learn about the legal system, including careers within that system, and to develop basic advocacy skills in a fun, interesting, and interactive format. The camp will conclude in a mock trial.
Sessions will include overviews of the federal court system, safety on the Internet, implicit bias in jury trials, and the rights of privacy, to assistance of counsel, free speech, and other constitutional rights.
To ensure everyone has equal opportunity to participate in NOFBA’s Justice Camp, there is no cost to attend. Free lunch and snacks will be provided for all attendees. If transportation expenses are a hindrance to attendance, reach out with a request for assistance. Email fbaneworleans@gmail.com with any questions.
Sessions that were recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic are available on the NOFBA’s YouTube Channel .