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.