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Pennsylvania Mock Trial Champions Crowned

On Saturday, March 28, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Historical Commission hosted the Commonwealth's two finalists in its Harrisburg courtroom. Justice Daniel D. McCaffery presided as the trial judge over a Mock civil trial involving the death of Bo Bridger in Jaime Bridger, Guardian v. Dr. Colter’s Family Medicine, LLP . Ms. Bridger was a Division I track athlete desperate to improve her performance and adopted a ra

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Historical Marker Recognizing Supreme Court

March 12, 2026 In recognition of the Supreme Court's contribution to the law in the United States and the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania's Historical Marker Program installed one of its recognizable blue and yellow markers at 2nd and Market St. in Philadelphia. That location was selected as the site of Philadelphia's first City Hall called the Towne House. Prior to the erection of the Towne House, the Provincial Court held trial and heard appeals in local taverns and private home

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Aaron Burr Historic Mock Trial

In a partnership with the Rendell Center , the 6th grade founders of Masterman School Mock Trial Club conducted a mock trial based on a script they created during their lunch break. In the Supreme Court's Philadelphia courtroom, Justice Kevin M. Dougherty presided over the fictitious trial in the aftermath of duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in which Hamilton was slain. The prosecution and defense called three witnesses each, including Mr. Burr and Eliza, Mr. Ha

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