The Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals provide an educational outreach program for high schools 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 a different high school to hear oral arguments in two actual cases at each location. In spring 2017, the Colorado Supreme Court will visit South High School in Pueblo, and divisions of the Colorado Court of Appeals will hear arguments at Alamosa High School and Salida High School.

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
Thursday, May 4, 2017, South High School, Pueblo
14SC870: People of the State of Colorado v. Susan Leigh Stock
Court of Appeals opinion
Opening brief
Answer brief
Reply brief

16SC388: Maria Lopez v. Alexander S. Trujillo
Court of Appeals opinion
Opening brief
Answer brief
Reply brief

Colorado Court of Appeals
Tuesday, March 14, 2017, Alamosa High School
16CA1035: Chad R. Robison v. Circle T Land Co et al.
Trial court order on summary judgment
Opening brief
Answer brief
Reply brief

16CA228: People of the State of Colorado v. Marcus Lessard
Opening brief
Answer brief
Reply brief

Thursday, March 16, 2017, Salida High School
16CA0763: Richard Blakesley v. BT Construction Inc. et al.
Trial court order on summary judgment
Opening brief
Answer brief
Reply brief

15CA1955: The People of the State of Colorado v. Angelita Sue Ramos
Opening brief
Answer brief
Reply brief