Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Outreach & Presentations

Lesson Plans & Powerpoints for High School Students

These lessons may be utilized when presenting at a high school:

• Fact or Fiction- by Mark Goodner, TMCEC Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel. This lesson is an interactive presentation using hypothesis to teach and test a students knowledge of the law through a game-show format. These lessons are ready for a Municipal Judge or Court Personnel to use in your classroom. These may also be adapted by a teacher to use as well.

• Jury Trials and Traffic Safety - by Mark Goodner, TMCEC Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel. This lesson explores the jury trial process and the people's right to a trail by an impartial jury. This lesson also covers Municipal Court jurisdiction  and the number of traffic offenses that occur. These lessons are ready for a Municipal Judge or Court Personnel to use in your classroom. These may also be adapted by a teacher to use as well. Click here for powerpoint lesson and handouts.

• Misdemeanors Matter - by Ned Minevitz, TMCEC Program Attorney & TxDOT Grant Administrator. This Powerpoint presentation shows the real life consequences of misdemeanors and how their significance should not be downplayed.

• Student Underage Drinking and Driving - From the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. This powerpoint shows the laws related to and the dangers associated with underage drinking and driving. 

• Driving Under the Influence Mock Trial

Join the "Speaker's Bureau"

The MTSI project maintains a database of municipal judges, clerks, prosecutors, and city officials who serve as speakers for youth in their community. MTSI often receives requests from schools or youth groups seeking a speaker from the judiciary. When such a request is received, we look for a match on the Speaker's Bureau. To join the Speaker's Bureau, please contact Ned Minevitz at Ned@tmcec.com or (512) 320-8274.