Gene Franchini Mock Trial. An innovative, hands-on experience in the law for New Mexico middle school and high school students of all ages and abilities. Every year hundreds of New Mexico teenagers and their teacher advisors and attorney coaches spend the better part of the school year researching, studying and preparing a hypothetical courtroom trial involving issues that are important and interesting to young people.

46 teams participated in the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Wilmington, DE on May 3-4, 2024. New Mexico Mock Trial State Champion Journalist, Aileen Ukwuoma, from Early College Academy, took the top prize and is the National Champion. In addition, 10 Outstanding Attorney awards were awarded to students who were chosen by the panels of scoring judges. Allysa Wagner, from Volcano Vista High School was named as one of those Outstanding Attorneys, Congratulations!