Teen Court
El Rancho Teen court program is a juvenile diversion and prevention program in Pico Rivera, California. The program serves youths throughout Los Angeles County. Students from El Rancho High School serve as jurors in the early intervention program, judging peers selected by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The Teen Court program works in conjunction with the El Rancho Unified School District.
The Presiding Judges are Olivia Rosales and James Horan from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Dominic Picon is the El Rancho Teen Court’s Court Attorney, who assists the jury in understanding the charges against the defendant and proctors the jury deliberations. Ben Meza serves as the El Rancho Teen Court’s Judicial officer, which entails supervision of Teen Court participants’ attendance in order to curve extracurricular Teen Court participation negatively affecting academic progress. Raul Elias serves as the Teen Court Coordinator for El Rancho high School, whose duties include overall supervision of the Teen Court Program and maintenance of a schedule for Teen Court sessions and rehearsals.
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