CJ 4945 - Court Observer Program

3 unit(s)

Course is designed for the student as a transitional tool from the academic world to the legal profession. Selected students will meet weekly at the Superior Courts including Stanislaus, Merced, San Joaquin, Mariposa, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties and shadow a member of the California judiciary. There will also be regular meetings with the faculty member overseeing this Program, wherein students and the faculty member will discuss the students’ experiences and observations at Court. Students will apply the theoretical knowledge they acquired in the classroom to practical situations in a working professional environment. This program requires that students attend their assigned court for 120 hours.

Prerequisites: CJ 2250, 2255, 2280 or consent of instructor. Participation in this program requires application, interview, and approval of instructor and/or agency representative.

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