JB Charleston legal team hosts mock court-martial

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Jury members listen to arguments by the prosecution during a mock court-martial, U.S. versus Cruella Deville May 3, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Students from Lambs Elementary acted as jurors, lawyers and bailiff during the mock trial. This was the second year that the JB Charleston legal team opened their courtroom doors for students to learn the military legal process in celebration of Law Day.

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Jury members listen to arguments by the prosecution during a mock court-martial, U.S. versus Cruella Deville May 3, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Students from Lambs Elementary acted as jurors, lawyers and bailiff during the mock trial. This was the second year that the JB Charleston legal team opened their courtroom doors for students to learn the military legal process in celebration of Law Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

Ms. Erin Dixon acts as Cruella Deville pleading her case before jury members during a mock court-martial, U.S. versus Cruella Deville. The jurors deliberated before sentencing Deville May 3, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Students from Lambs Elementary acted as jurors, lawyers and bailiff during the mock trial. This was the second year that the JB Charleston legal team opened their courtroom doors for students to learn the military legal process in celebration of Law Day.

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Ms. Erin Dixon acts as Cruella Deville pleading her case before jury members during a mock court-martial, U.S. versus Cruella Deville. The jurors deliberated before sentencing Deville May 3, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Students from Lambs Elementary acted as jurors, lawyers and bailiff during the mock trial. This was the second year that the JB Charleston legal team opened their courtroom doors for students to learn the military legal process in celebration of Law Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

After deliberating, jury members from Lambs Elementary school unanimously agree that Cruella Deville is guilty during the mock court martial May 3, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Fifth grade students from Lambs Elementary acted as jurors, lawyers and bailiff during the mock trial. This was the second year that the JB Charleston legal team opened their courtroom doors for students to learn the military legal process in celebration of Law Day.

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After deliberating, jury members from Lambs Elementary school unanimously agree that Cruella Deville is guilty during the mock court martial May 3, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Fifth grade students from Lambs Elementary acted as jurors, lawyers and bailiff during the mock trial. This was the second year that the JB Charleston legal team opened their courtroom doors for students to learn the military legal process in celebration of Law Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Joint Base Charleston legal team hosts a mock court-martial for 5th grade students from Lambs Elementary. Students from Lambs Elementary acted as jurors, lawyers, and bailff during the mock trial. This was the second year where JB Charleston legal team opened their courtroom doors for students to learn the military legal process in celebration of Law Day. President Dwight Eisenhower established the first Law Day in 1958 to mark the nation's commitment to the rule of law. In 1961, Congress issued a joint resolution designating May 1 as the official date for celebrating Law Day. Every president since then has issued a Law Day proclamation on May 1 to celebrate the nation's commitment to the rule of law.