Anchorage Youth Court trains youth in grades 7â€12, who are between the ages of 12 and 18, to represent and judge their peers in actual criminal cases. Anchorage/Eagle River/ Chugiak/Girdwood youth serve as clerk, bailiffs, prosecuting and defense attorneys, and judges.
Why Join?
• Help other students and the community
• Earn community work service hours
• Gain skills: leadership, teambuilding, team work, public speaking, etc.
• Recommendation letters & scholarship possibilities
• High school students may earn high school elective credit
Classes begin the week of September 19th. Students may register for any class location regardless of where they attend school.