PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
MEDIA ADVISORY
CONTACT:
Jennifer Donahue/Erika Gully-Santiago
(617) 557-1114
Jennifer.Donahue@jud.state.ma.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2017
State Trial Court Judges to Visit Local Schools & Community Organizations for National Judicial Outreach Week, March 6-10, 2017
What:
In recognition of the first-ever National Judicial Outreach Week, approximately 20 Superior and District Court judges will visit local schools and community organizations across the state to educate students and citizens about the American legal system. The theme of the week is "Preserving the Rule of Law". An initiative of the American Bar Association, National Judicial Outreach Week will be observed the first full week of March each year.
In community-based events this week, judges have volunteered their time to speak with groups of students and members of the community about what the Rule of Law means, how the American legal system works, and the work that judges do in courts every day. A listing of events and media contacts are below.
Where / When:
| School / Organization | Media Contact | Date of Visit |
| Arlington High School, AP Government Class | Glen Fant gfant@arlington.k12.ma.us | March 8, 8:10 a.m. |
| Attleboro High School | Tobey Reed treed@attleboroschools.com 508-222-5150 x1571 | March 9, 8:30 a.m. |
| Bridgewater-Raynham High School | Cate Jewett cjewett@bridge-rayn.org | March 10, 9:20 a.m. |
| Greater Lawrence Tech High School | Gregory Haas ghaas@glts.net 978-686-0194 | March 9, two classes: 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
| Medfield High School | Kevin Murphy kmurphy@email.medfield.net 508-359-4367 | March 10, 10:00 a.m. |
| Millis High School | Brian Kraby bkraby@millisps.org | March 10, 12:30 p.m. |
| Oliver Ames High School, Easton | Matthew Auger mauger@easton.k12.ma.us 508-230-3210 x1431 | March 9, 1:30 p.m. |
| Roxbury Community College | Jordan E.Smock jsmock@rcc.mass.edu 617-933-7491 | March 8, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
| Salem Academy Charter School | Sean O’Neil, Executive Director soneil@salemacademycs.org 978-744-2105, ext. 101 | March 13, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. |
| Wellesley Council on Aging co-sponsored with Wellesley Main Library | Ashley Shaheen ashaheen@wellesleyma.gov 781-235-3961 | March 10, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Wellesley Main Library, 530 Washington Street |
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