The Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals provide an educational outreach program for high schools, and sometimes colleges or universities, which introduces students to the state’s appellate process. In the program, Courts in the Community, each court travels at least once a year to hear oral arguments in two real cases at each location. In fall 2023, the Supreme Court heard arguments at Gateway High School in Aurora. A division of the Court of Appeals heard oral arguments at Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale and at Summit High School near Frisco.

Courts in the Community began on Law Day in 1986. The program gives students hands-on experience in how the Colorado judicial system works and illustrates how disputes are resolved in a democratic society. These are not mock proceedings. They are oral arguments in actual cases from which official opinions are issued. Cases are chosen by specifically considering the interests of students.

Colorado Supreme Court
Oct. 26, 2023, Gateway High School, Aurora
22SC632, County of Jefferson v. Beverly Stickle
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22SC272, Arnold R. Martinez v. The People of the State of Colorado
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Colorado Court of Appeals
Nov. 7, 2023, Roaring Fork High School, Carbondale
22CA1934, The Sentinel Colorado v. Kadee Rodriguez
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22CA33, The People of the State of Colorado v. Bradley Todd Clark
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Nov. 9, 2023, Summit High School, Frisco
22CA2034, John H. Bruce Jr. v. Jonathan Webb, Falcon Fire Protection District and William Yoder
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20CA1717, The People of the State of Colorado v. Maria Laida Day
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