We congratulate Westview High School on their First Place finish in the 13th Annual San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition that concluded on February 23, 2019.
We also congratulate Academy of Our Lady of Peace on their outstanding Second Place finish in the competition.
We congratulate all the students listed below who received awards for their participation in the mock trial of People v. Klein .
| Date | Category | Student and School |
| 2019 | Best Prosecution Pre-Trial Attorneys (2) |
Anjali Paye
Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Michelle Wang
Westview High School
|
| 2019 | Best Defense Pre-Trial Attorneys (2) |
Daniel Wolf
La Jolla Country Day School
James Freedman
Torrey Pines High School
|
| 2019 | Best Prosecution Trial Attorneys (3) |
Torri Creamer
Scripps Ranch High School
Devanshi Tomar
Westview High School
Naomi Tanaka
Otay Ranch High School
|
| 2019 | Best Defense Trial Attorneys (3) |
Neilah Soliday
Torrey Pines High School
Natalia Vukotich
La Jolla Country Day School
Rachel Waite
The Bishop’s School
|
| 2019 | Best Prosecution Witnesses (4) |
Danny Marsh
Waldorf High School
Benigno Sanchez
Major General Raymond Murray High School
Ashley Scott
Francis Parker School
Mimi Tran
Carlsbad High School
|
| 2019 | Best Defense Witnesses (4) |
Matt Clapsaddle
Westview High School
Ari Conboy
La Jolla High School
Sophia Cofinas
Pacific Ridge High School
Collette Harmon
Torrey Pines High School
|
| 2019 | Best Clerk (1) |
Claire Corrigan
Carlsbad High School
|
| 2019 | Best Bailiff (1) |
Juan Munoz
Bonita Vista High School
|
2018-2019 Summary of Results
- 53 trials between 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, and 2/23/2019
- 477 students from 25 high schools participated in the San Diego County Competition (26 teams competed)
- 4 rounds of competition. Each team competed twice – both prosecution and defense
- 50 state and federal trial judges, magistrates, and commissioners presiding over 53 trials (some presided twice)
- 93 attorneys volunteered as a coach
- 200 attorney scorers volunteered to score the 4 rounds of the Competition and the Championship round
- 90 courtroom monitors volunteered including JusticeCorps students, law students, and paralegals from the San Diego Paralegal Association
- Westview High School went on to compete in the Finals of the 38th Annual California State High School Mock Trial Competition in Sacramento on March 22-24, 2019