Required:

• Meeting attendance:  3 of 6 meetings per prior six month period

• Involved in North Star Youth Court at least six months

• Have volunteered for cases and taken at least one as defense and one as prosecution, or served as judge in 2 cases  --Or have volunteered to mediate at least two cases in the six months prior

• Have performed at least 3 hours volunteer community service as a member of North Star Youth Court, (MCA class counts, providing conflict resolution training) in prior 3 months or developed a training for NSYC (judge's training, for example)

Plus 6 of 9 of these:

• Have taken an active leadership role either on board of directors, executive council, Chief Judge or Chief Clerk –active means attend meetings, participate in discussion
• Have mentored new attorneys based on nomination by at least one new attorney who cites specific helpfulness
• Maintain a 3.5 GPA 
• Attend at least one CLE or CME in prior six- month period
• Have consulted with legal advisor on cases, spotted issues and researched law
• Sell one raffle ticket or speak about youth court at your school or other public event
• Write a letter to the editor of the News-Miner about the value of youth court to you and your community or write a review on Guidestar
• Present at least one student accepted idea at a monthly meeting for ways to increase the visibility and credibility of youth court, or help plan a fun night that at least 5 people attend and enjoy.
• Write an article for the newsletter and submit it for publication.