Arizona Supreme Court to visit San Luis High School as part of series

SAN LUIS, AZ – The Arizona Supreme Court is making an appearance at San Luis High School on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 9:00 a.m. as part of its oral arguments series.

While the Court routinely hears arguments on pending cases inside its courtroom at the Arizona State Courts Building, sessions are also held each year at the Arizona State University and University of Arizona law schools as well as other venues outside the Phoenix metropolitan area, including schools and community centers.

The Feb. 13 event will be held in the San Luis High School performing arts center and is open to the public, but with limited seating.

Students and other community members will be able to review summaries of the legal issues being considered by the Court and, following the arguments, participate in a question and answer session with the justices.

“It’s a unique experience for the students of San Luis High School and our community, and we are excited to host the Arizona Supreme Court,” San Luis High School Principal Lucky Arviso said in a district news release. “We have a large number of students who are interested in the field of law and public safety as well as government, but the chance to see the judicial system in action and converse with Supreme Court judges is (a) fantastic opportunity for all of our students.”

The Court’s communications director Aaron Nash notes that the same rules for the courtroom apply to the arguments held outside of the courtroom. Cell phones may be used to text or tweet about the event, but no recording or photography is allowed until the question and answer session.

Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Metal detectors will be set up outside the performing arts center prior to the event.

The cases from the Court’s hearing in San Luis, as well as all Arizona Supreme Court oral arguments, will be livestreamed at azcourts.gov/AZSupremeCourt/LiveArchivedVideo.

“We are looking forward to visiting the growing community of San Luis, Arizona,” said Chief Justice Robert Brutinel. “The Arizona Supreme Court hears cases outside of the courthouse at least four times per year. We regularly try to visit communities outside of Phoenix to keep in touch with local community concerns and to emphasize that we are the Supreme Court of the entire state of Arizona. We enjoy the opportunity to answer students’ questions and hopefully to start some of them thinking about a career in the law and in the judicial branch.”