Programs Teen Court offers two versions of offender sentencing hearings – the Student Attorney Session and the Peer Jury Panel. Teen Court also holds both daytime and evening sessions. Student Attorney Sessions In addition to serving as jurors, high school students also serve as Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Attorneys in these sessions. The roles of court clerk and bailiff are also filled by students. Real cases of actual juvenile offenders are heard in the Student Attorney Sessions, and student jurors impose binding sentences that are recognized by Juvenile Court. Adult volunteer attorneys work directly with student attorneys to develop opening statements, questions for witnesses that testify and closing statements. Student attorneys also describe a recommended sentence to jurors. Peer Jury Panels This session does not include student attorneys, and is less formal than a courtroom hearing. A Peer Jury Panel is a jury of students that have a direct conversation with the offender and a parent about the offense and circumstances involved. After the jury questions witnesses, deliberations take place and a verdict is rendered. Day Sessions Teen Court staff and volunteers teach juvenile law and criminal law principles in high school government, civics and social studies classes throughout San Diego. Student attorney training takes place on subsequent visits after the first curriculum is presented, and then the entire class will appear in San Diego Superior Court on a Friday morning for a Student Attorney Session. Evening Sessions Students can participate in Teen Court multiple times as jurors, attorneys, bailiffs and court clerks in evening sessions that are offered twice each month.  Both Student Attorney Sessions and Peer Jury Panels are conducted in evening sessions.  Please check our calendar for dates and times.