On June 3, 2011, Judge Richard Jones and the Federal Bar Association's Criminal Law Committee held their third annual Youth Law Day program. Participating in the event were more than 30 high school students from eight different high schools. The purpose of the event was to introduce those students to the career opportunities available in the federal criminal justice system. The program started off with speeches by Judge Jones, Judge Ricardo Martinez, U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, former Federal Public Defender Irwin Schwartz, and Drew Bouta of the U.S. Attorney's Office. Next was a live taser demonstration conducted by the U.S. Marshals, along with a tour of the lock-up area in which criminal defendants are held before being brought into the courtroom. For the lunch-time portion of the event, the students heard short presentations from a variety of agencies involved in the criminal justice system, including the FBI, the DEA, the Secret Service, the Washington State Patrol, certified court interpreters, and the U.S. Probation Office. The afternoon session featured a mock trial in which high school students participated as attorneys, witnesses, jurors, and even presiding judge. The co-chairs for this year's program were David Smith (who is also Co-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee) and Michael Scoville (of the U.S. Attorney's Office). Many additional volunteers devoted substantial time to making the event a success.

Allen Bentley Kyana Stephens Matt Diggs Jacob Lewis Micki Brunner Francis Franze-Nakamura    April Franklin Deb Malcolm Juanita Clemente

Jesse Williams Walter Palmer Michelle Shaw Kate Vaughn David Keenan Maren Norton Joe Campagna Nick Brown Andy Colasurdo

Law Firm Scholarship Sponsors

As part of the Law Day program, the co-chairs solicited materials and donations from several law firms. The following firms made cash contributions that will be used to provide scholarship support from program participants who summit essays describing how the program has enhanced their interest in a career related to the legal system:

Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Perkins Coie, LLP
Yarmuth Wilsdon Calfo PLLC
DLA Piper LLP
Lane Powell PC
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
Costello & Associates
Stoel Rives LLP
K&L Gates
Garvey Schubert Barer