Atlanta-area high school girls have an opportunity to participate in a summer program that would expose them to the criminal and civil justice systems.
The Honorable Stacey K. Hydrick, DeKalb County State Court (in Georgia), has announced the opening of applications for her 5th Annual S.M.I.L.E. (Summer Mentoring Initiative in Legal Education) Program.
Application deadline is April 15, 2016.
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The Honorable Stacey K. Hydrick, DeKalb County State Court, is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for her 5th Annual S.M.I.L.E. (Summer Mentoring Initiative in Legal Education) Program.
Judge Hydrick developed this free program specifically for high school girls interested in learning more about the criminal and civil justice system.
The S.M.I.L.E program will meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Friday, June 3, through Friday, July 29. The sessions will be held in Judge Hydrick’s courtroom (2A) located in the Judicial Tower of the DeKalb County Courthouse, 556 N. McDonough Street, Decatur, GA.
This exciting program will provide unprecedented opportunities each week and will include speakers from DeKalb County Solicitor General’s Office, DeKalb County Public Defender’s Office, Atlanta Legal Aid, DeKalb County Probation Department, the Women’s Resource Center, DeKalb County Superior Court, DeKalb County Magistrate Court, DeKalb County Juvenile Court, DeKalb County Police Department DUI Task Force, as well as attorneys working in private practice. The program also includes a tour of the DeKalb County Jail, which was a favorite of last year’s participants.The application deadline is April 15. For further information, please review the program website: smiledekalb.com or contact Judge Hydrick through her assistant, Tess Darisaw, at (404) 371-2350; or email at: tdarisaw@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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