Justice Served

Is Proud to Announce Its

2008 High School Oratorical Contest

First Place          $5,000

Second Place      $3,000

Third Place         $2,000

Fourth Place       $1,000

Justice Served  is a not-for-profit organization that helps Georgians better understand the important role and precious value of the judicial branch of government.  Justice Served calls attention to potential threats to judicial independence and identifies remedies for preserving the balance of power intended by the framers of our Constitution. 

Oratory is discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner.  All Contestants will deliver a Primary Oration on the importance of the Separation of Powers Doctrine to protect and preserve the independence of the judiciary.  The Primary Oration must be a minimum of five minutes and should not exceed eight minutes.  In addition to the Primary Oration, the four Finalists will deliver a Subtopic Oration on one of three Subtopics.  The Subtopics are posted on Justice Served’s website.  The Subtopic Oration must be a minimum of three minutes and may not exceed five minutes.  All Orations must be the original work of the Contestant. 

Contestants must be under the age of 20 years as of October 31, 2008, and be enrolled as a junior or senior in a public high school, accredited private high school or State-approved home school in Georgia. 

Registration is required by October 31, 2008.  Registration forms may be downloaded from Justice Served’s website.

The Contest will take place Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.  See Justice Served’s website for maps, directions and parking information.

Judges of the Court of Appeals of Georgia and/or Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia will be among the judges of the Final Round.  The decision of the Judges as certified by the Contest Chair is final. 

Full Contest Rules and sample score sheets are being posted on Justice Served’s website.