Field Placement
Academic Year/Summer

Faculty Supervisor

Professor Bari Burke (Fall) / Professor Anthony Johnstone (Spring)

Supervising Judge

Judge Shane Vannatta

Prerequisites

Professional Responsibility

Recommended

Criminal Procedure - Investigative, Criminal Procedure - Adjudicative

Areas of Emphasis

Criminal law and a wide range of civil matters; legal research and writing; oral and written advocacy; litigation strategy

Sample Projects

• Draft advisory memoranda and court documents

General Information

Students at the Fourth Judicial District Court work on active court cases and receive instruction and detailed guidance from the judges and court staff.  Duties include legal research, oral presentation and discussion of works-in-progress, and drafting of advisory memoranda and court documents.  Students also observe a variety of pretrial conferences, settlement conferences, hearings, criminal proceedings, and trials.