Teen Court Volunteer

The purpose of Teen Court is to divert less serious cases away from the more formal Juvenile Court. The juries in Teen Court are made up of trained high school volunteers, along with defendants who have previously been required to serve jury duty as part of their sentence. All volunteers are trained by members of the local Bar Association and court personnel. In contrast to other courts, Teen Court mandates that all defendants serve as jurors one to four times at future Teen Court cases. Teen Court juries recommend that a defendant perform community service work as part of the sentence, with a minimum of four hours and a maximum of fifty hours. Other sanctions may be recommended, such as counseling, mentor ship, essays, letters of apology and restitution.

Qualifications: Teen Court volunteers must be in grades 8 through 12; must be in satisfactory academic standing; agree to serve 6 months or one year; respect the Oath of Confidentiality; demonstrate maturity and sensitivity; meet the requirements of the Teen Court agreement.

Hours: 
Orange County - Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Osceola County - Wednesday evenings.

Contact:
Orange County - 2000 E. Michigan Street, Orlando    (407) 836-9517
Osceola County - 2 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee  (407) 343-2465

Note: Transportation is not provided.