Competition Overview

The YMCA National Judicial Competition (NJC) is an annual competition for high school student participants in the model judicial components – Appellate Court and Mock Trial – of the YMCA Youth and Government program.

2025 YMCA National Judicial Competition
July 28th – July 31st, 2025 | St. Paul, MN
DoubleTree by Hilton St. Paul Downtown & Minnesota State Capitol
Hosted by YMCA of the North

Participating Youth and Government state programs select students from their state to compete in either the Appellate or Mock Trial competitions.

If you haven’t been in touch with your State Director/staff regarding attending NJC, please connect with them first before registering. You can find contact information for state programs here. 

Questions? Contact Brittany Wilson, Conference Director, at brittany.wilson@ymcamn.org

Registration

Register: https://cvent.me/mv9wd9

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 17th

Student Fees: $499 |  Adult Fees: $499 (shared room) $770 (private room)
Includes: Lodging for 3 nights, 2 dinners, 1 group activity, event materials, trainings, and meeting space.

Mock Trial Competition

Case materials and rules/procedures for Mock Trial teams for the 2025 YMCA National Judicial Competition are available here.

For specific questions regarding the mock side of the competition (case materials, rules, procedure, etc.), please reach out to NJC Committee members Tyler Atkinson and Stephanie Hill. 

Appellate Competition 

Case materials for Appellate teams for the 2025 YMCA National Judicial Competition are available here. 

For specific questions regarding the appellate side of the competition (case materials, etc.), please reach out to NJC Committee members Mary Capers Bledsoe and Charlotte Capers Snoad.

Conference YAPP

For additional conference resources and information, please download NJC YAPP! https://my.yapp.us/NJC2025