Officer Job Descriptions - Category 7:



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CATEGORY SEVEN

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Delegations may nominate one candidate to run for an office in this category.

Nomination forms due 11/17/06.

These officers will be elected by Court Program delegates at T&E II.

Officers in this category are the in leadership positions in the various levels of the Model Court program.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Qualifications:

  • Has read and meets "General Qualifications for all Candidates" as outlined on the nomination categories page.
  • At least a Junior in high school.
  • Has taken part in the Court Program at a previous YMCA Model Legislature/Court or Spring Conference.
  • Recognized leadership in school, church or YMCA activities.
  • Has some interest in the legal field.
  • Ability to speak in public clearly and to the point.

Duties:

  • Assists the Governor or the Legislature as Chief Attorney for the State.
  • Appears as Chief Attorney for the State in cases before the Supreme Court.
  • May appear as an amicus at the Court of Appeals.
  • Directs a staff of Deputy Attorneys General.
  • Prepares press releases as needed.
  • Sits at head table at all official dinners of the Model Legislature/Court.

PRESIDING JUSTICE

Qualifications:

  • Has read and meets "General Qualifications for all Candidates" as outlined on the nomination categories page.
  • At least a Junior in high school.
  • Has taken part in the Court Program at a previous YMCA Model Legislature/Court or Spring Conference.
  • Recognized leadership in school, church or YMCA activities.
  • Has some interest in the legal field.
  • Ability to speak in public clearly and to the point.

Duties:

  • Presides over Judicial Review program.
  • Prepares press releases as needed.
  • Sits at head table at all official dinners of the Model Legislature/Court.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Qualifications:

  • Has read and meets "General Qualifications for all Candidates" as outlined on the nomination categories page.
  • At least a Senior in high school.
  • Has taken part in the Court Program (Appellate, Trial, Judicial Review or Jury Trial) at a previous Sacramento YMCA Model Legislature/Court.
  • Recognized leadership in school, church or YMCA activities.
  • Has some interest in the legal field.

Duties:

  • Assume a leadership role in the Trial Court Program.
  • Responsible for organizing oral arguments
  • Responsible for presenting the State's case in Trial Court

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