Brooklyn judge shocked at how good interns are at mock trial
Every year student interns from the Brooklyn courts’ Summer Youth Employment Program participate in a mock trial, but this year’s group was so good that it shocked Supreme Court Justice Reginald Boddie.
“They were on top of it,” Justice Boddie said. “They made motions that normal attorneys would make and always at the appropriate time. That caught me totally off guard. I was shocked. When they moved for a directed verdict that really surprised me.”
The summer internships last approximately six weeks and interns who participate in the mock trial start preparing for the mock trial almost immediately. Three court employees, Inga O’Neale, Xavier Carr and Tyedanita McLean help prep the students for a trial.