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YMCA OHYG

SUPREME COURT MEETING

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Welcome & Introductions

  • OHYG Staff
  • Chief Justice & Attorney General
  • Team Members
    • Name
    • Delegation
    • Why are you interested in Supreme Court?

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Positions

  • Specialist & Advisors - Mark Dickman, Abbey Roberts, Amber Basares
  • Presiding Officers - Matthew (Chief Justice), Marilia (Attorney General)
    • Chief Justice
      • Leads the Supreme Court
      • Ensures the court operates fairly, professionally, and efficiently
      • Oversees debate and court opinions
    • Attorney General
      • Leads the Supreme Court
      • Researches bills brought before the court
      • Represents the state in court cases

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  • Supreme Court Members
    • Students will rotate acting as justices and attorneys
      • Justices
        • Listens to sides of the argument
        • Decides if a bill is constitutional or not
      • Attorneys
        • Researches bills that they will represent
        • Represents bill authors in court cases

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Supreme Court Goals

  • Overall Goals - OHYG Staff
    • Learning to separate what you like from what is legal
    • Ground your decisions on written principals
    • Identify constitutional issues
    • Weigh competing arguments
    • Listen respectfully
    • Communication in a professional setting
  • 2026 Goals - Supreme Court Presiding Officers
    • Hear as many cases as possible
    • Have interesting debates on the Constitution
    • Amend bills to make them constitutional
    • Have fun!!!

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State Assembly Prep - Materials

  • Study up a bit on the United States and Ohio constitutions

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  • Review possible list of bills that could be brought to trial - depends on readiness of Chief Justice and Attorney General
    • This list will hopefully be released in the GroupMe by the Monday before conference

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Court Process

  • Pretrial (15 min)
    • While a case is happening, Attorneys for the next case can meet with authors to discuss their arguments
  • Opening Arguments (2 min/side)
    • Attorney General and Attorney for Authors present their arguments and evidence (case law, constitutional articles, etc.)
  • Justice Questions (4 min)
    • The attorneys and Attorney General answer questions from justices regarding their argument
  • Rebuttal (2 min/side)
    • Attorney General and Attorney for Authors challenge each others’ arguments
  • Justice Questions (4 min)
    • The attorneys and Attorney General answer questions from justices regarding their argument
  • Discussion (3 min)
    • Justices discuss and vote on the bill. Amendments are proposed.
  • Decision (3-5 min)
    • Constitutional or unconstitutional. Authors may accept amendment to bill
    • Does not prevent bill from passing or being signed by the Youth Governor

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Tips & Tricks

  • Bring a notebook, laptop, or anything to write on. You’ll want something to take notes on arguments and case law. It might help your own case or it could change how you vote on bills.
  • If possible, bring something with internet access (phone, laptop, etc.) to access court cases, constitutional sites, and other resources

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Resources

Supreme Court Specific Resources

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Questions?

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Thank You!