More Rounds. More Courtrooms. More Advocates.

Guaranteed rounds shouldn’t be a luxury. We host high school tournaments across Southern California so every program gets the courtroom time it deserves.

A high school mock trial tournament. A student sits at a witness stand portraying a witness while another student acts as the attorney. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
A high school mock trial tournament. A student sits at a witness stand portraying a witness while another student acts as the attorney. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.

High School Mock Trial programs don’t compete enough. Some are only guaranteed four competitive rounds a year. That’s it. In college, they compete four rounds a weekend. The gap in reps is real. The SoCal Mock Trial League changes that.

Trial advocacy is a skill built on repetition. The League exists to make sure that no team’s growth is capped by its calendar.

Whether your program is chasing a state title or fielding its first team, our courtrooms were built for you.

Group of smiling high school students in business attire celebrating with a trophy after winning second place at a high school mock trial tournament. The SoCal Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
Group of smiling high school students in business attire celebrating with a trophy after winning second place at a high school mock trial tournament. The SoCal Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
A high school mock trial teams smiles and poses together at the closing ceremony of a mock trial tournament. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
A high school mock trial teams smiles and poses together at the closing ceremony of a mock trial tournament. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
A high school student in a green suit presents her closing statement in a classroom during a high school mock trial tournament. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
A high school student in a green suit presents her closing statement in a classroom during a high school mock trial tournament. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.

About Our Tournaments

We host a season’s worth of rounds in a single weekend.

Every tournament is a two-day, in-person event built around one principle: that students improve by competing. Over the course of a weekend, each team competes in four full rounds: two on Saturday, two on Sunday.

The weekend closes with an awards ceremony Sunday evening, where we recognize outstanding teams, attorneys, and witnesses.

A high school student in a black blazer and white shirt is standing between council tables, presenting a statement. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
A high school student in a black blazer and white shirt is standing between council tables, presenting a statement. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
Logo for Orange County Clash, a high school mock trial tournament to be hosted at UC Irvine Student Center. The SoCal Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.

Orange County Clash

October 10th-11th
UC Irvine Student Center

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Two high school students sit during a high school mock trial competition, backs facing the camera as they discuss the trial. The Southern California Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.
Logo for San Diego Showdown, a high school mock trial tournament to be hosted at California Western School of Law. The SoCal Mock Trial League hosts high school mock trial tournaments across Southern California.

San Diego Showdown

October 24th-25th
California Western School of Law

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