From the President
| Jurisdiction | Georgia,United States |
| Pages | 0006 |
| Citation | Vol. 29 No. 1 Pg. 0006 |
| Publication year | 2023 |
An Inspiring Success: Law-Related Education
HON. J. ANTONIO "TONY" DELCAMPO
President
State Bar of Georgia president@gabar.org
In our effort to fulfill our mission of serving both the public and the justice system, the State Bar of Georgia manages 21 distinct programs that have been established at various points in the 60-year history of the unified Bar.
Fifteen of these programs are directed toward supporting our members and the practice of law. These include a broad range of services, including the Law Practice Management Program, Lawyer Assistance Program, Lawyer Wellness Initiative, Transition Into Law Practice Program and many others.
The other six programs are aimed at our duty to serve members of the public, as well as promote a better understanding of the law and its role in society among our fellow Georgians. One of our most popular and most frequently utilized public programs is Law-Related Education (LRE).
Reaching literally thousands of Georgia students every year, LRE provides an interactive method of teaching young people about the law and the fundamental principles on which it is based. More specifically, the program offers Georgia educators in grades K-12 a wide variety of strategies for including LRE in their social science education curriculum, along with suggestions for relating LRE to English, science, math, and career and technical education curricula.
The LRE program also provides instruction regarding our legal rights and responsibilities as Americans, and it encourages informed participation in our democratic government. According to national and state studies, law-related education deters delinquency and reduces disciplinary problems by fostering the development of decision-making, problem solving and conflict management skills.
The outreach efforts of our LRE staff fall into five key categories: the Journey Through Justice field trip; teacher workshops; online course- and subject-specific Live Binders on a variety of legal topics; sponsorship of the American Bar Association Civics and Honor Roll, and Skills USA Georgia's Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl; and the Virtual Museum of Law.
Now that most Georgia schools are back in session, the Journey Through Justice field trips are in full swing. For example, the events calendar on the Bar website shows that 19 class field trips to the Bar Center in Atlanta and "on...
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