Earlier this week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held its first-ever Teachers’ Institute civics education program in the Dayton seat of court. Teachers from throughout the Dayton community spent two days learning about criminal cases (on Day 1) and civil cases (on Day 2).
In addition to hearing from multiple federal judges and participating in a mock trial with the assistance of law firm counsel, the teachers heard from representatives of the United States Attorney’s Office, the Federal Public Defender’s Office, Pretrial Services and Probation. United States Marshall Michael Black and Federal Public Defender Joe Medici also spoke to the teachers.
The Dayton judges are grateful to our Chief Judge, the Hon. Algenon Marbley, who fully and enthusiastically supported this effort. The judges also thank Rebecca Fanning from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for her assistance in planning this civics event.
Next month, the Dayton judges will host the two-day Dayton Students’ Justice Institute, a civics education seminar for high school students - the first of its kind in the Dayton federal courthouse.
The Dayton judges plan to hold both the Teachers‘ Institute and the Students’ Justice Institute every summer going forward.
Photo: Standing with Dayton teachers are (left to right) United States Magistrate Judge Caroline Gentry, United States District Judge Michael Newman, and United States Magistrate Judge Peter Silvain.
