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E-mail: deborah.genzer@jud.ca.gov
Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California
94102-3688
415-865-8755
415-865-4330 Fax
TDD line
415-865-4272
E-mail: deborah.genzer@jud.ca.gov
Civics Education
Civics Education
Welcome! Our Civics Education section features educational resources and materials for teaching and learning about the judicial branch and its role in our democracy.
What's New
First Amendment Cartoon Contest Winners Announced!
Six first-prize recipients from California, Illinois, and Michigan are the winners of the fourth annual First Amendment Cartoon Contest. Thirty finalists from California, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, received honorable mention. View the creative student illustrations of freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and other rights guaranteed in our constitution.
Civic Learning Award Winners Selected!
See the list of twenty-two public high schools statewide that were selected to receive Civic Learning Awards. The new award program, co-sponsored by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, recognizes schools for engaging students in civic learning and identifies models that can be replicated. For more information visit: http://www.courts.ca.gov/21114.htm
Resources
Find educational resources about the judicial branch for use by:
Teachers
Students
Judges, Court Staff, and Attorneys
Basics
California Judicial Branch Outreach to Students
Learn more about K-12 educational programs offered by the California courts, including information on:
- Supreme Court Special Sessions
- Appellate Court Experience Program
- Court Tours
- Judges and Attorneys Visiting the Classroom
- Mock Trials
- Youth Courts
- Law Day
- Mentorship, Leadership and Career Development
- DUI Trials in the Schools
- California On My Honor Teachers Workshops and Institutes
A new searchable collection of K-12 civics lessons developed by teachers who attended California On My Honor Institutes.
» View Lessons Plans & Resources
Civic Learning California Summit Video
Listen to student speaker Diana Ledezma share what civic learning means to her. Hear about her involvement in mock elections and voting for the first time, as well as her work with elected officials to lead a clean-up in her South Los Angeles neighborhood. Ms. Ledezma is a Senior at Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Tech Academy, which won a Civic Learning Award of Excellence.
Photo Gallery
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and a committee of civic leaders organized the Civic Learning California Summit to examine successes and barriers to increasing civic literacy in California. The event was filled to capacity and featured special guest U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.).
Click to view photos of the event.