Appellate Court Experience (ACE)

Appellate Court Experience (ACE)

Schools wishing to participate in the ACE program should contact Teach Democracy at Laura@TeachDemocracy.org.

Lawyers interested in volunteering for ACE should send an email to BShatz@manatt.com.


About Appellate Court Experience

The Appellate Court Experience provides high school students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the judicial system.

Founded in 2005, ACE is co-sponsored by the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Teach Democracy, the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Appellate Courts Section (ACS), and the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers (CAAL).

The program includes a classroom curriculum administered by appellate attorneys from the ACS and the CAAL, featuring a pending appeal. This is followed by a visit to the Court of Appeal to observe oral arguments in the case previously studied in the classroom. After oral argument, students are introduced to the appellate court process firsthand, with an opportunity to interact with the justices and attorneys.

So far, the Second Appellate District's ACE program has served thousands of students from over 50 High Schools in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Schools that have participated are:

Arcadia High School Magnolia High School
Applied Technology Center Mayfair High School
Bell High School Mendez High School
Beverly High School Millikan High School Peace Academy
Buena High School Mira Costa High School
Burbank High School North Hollywood High School
Cabrillo High School Oxnard High School
California High School Pacifica High School
Camarillo High School Parras Middle School
CAMS (Calif. Academy of Math and Science) Pomona High School
Carson High School Providence High School
Cathedral High School Redondo Beach High School
Channel Islands High School Redondo Union High School
Dorsey High School Roosevelt High School
El Camino High School Santa Fe High School
Environmental Charter Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Environmental Science High School Santa Paula High School
Fillmore High School Santa Susana High School
Gabrielino High School Sequoyah School
Highland High School Sierra Canyon
Hueneme High School South Pasadena High School
James Monroe High School Teach Academy of Technologies
John C. Fremont High School Ulysses S. Grant High School
Jordan High School Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences
King Drew Medical Magnet Venice High School
L.A. Center for Enriched Studies Viewpoint High School
Learning Works Woodrow Wilson High School
Long Beach Polytechnic High School Workman High School
Los Altos High School  
Los Angeles High School  
Los Angeles High School of the Arts  
Los Angeles School of Global Studies (At Miguel Contreras Learning Complex)  

For more information, contact Eva McClintock, Clerk/Executive Officer, at 213-830-7000.