Day in Court

The Day in Court program was founded in 1999 by attorney (now Judge) Stephen M. Murphy, who modeled the program after one he experienced in Portland, Oregon. He partnered with the Barristers Club, the new lawyers division of the Bar Association of San Francisco, to offer San Francisco schoolchildren tours of the local courthouse. These tours provide an opportunity for students in grades five through eight to visit the civil courthouse, observe hearings and jury trials, and interact with court staff and judges.