District Court Judge Matthew P. Sabaugh will be presiding over a special court session on Friday, Dec. 2 at Agnes E. Beer Middle School in Warren.
The 37th District Court has received approval from the State Court Administrator’s office to hear cases off-site at local schools.
Sabaugh began holding court in schools as part of his mission to create public awareness of the court system.
“Court in School” has proven to be a great success at local high schools and Sabaugh has expanded it to include middle schools in the jurisdiction of the 37th District Court.
“We have already been to Lincoln and Warren Woods Middle Schools and the response has been tremendous,” said Sabaugh. “The students have many questions and they are getting an eye-opening experience about our legal system.”
Sabaugh believes this special court session will hold great educational value to Beer Middle School students.
“Middle school students are already facing peer pressure to abuse drugs and alcohol. It’s never too early to educate students about the dangers of violence and drug and alcohol use,” Sabaugh said. “When the students see the consequences, they can learn from mistakes of others and make smarter decisions in their own lives.”
Sabaugh said he would “much rather come to the school and speak to these students about the dangers of criminal behavior then to have them appear before me on a criminal matter.”
He said the docket will include several criminal cases scheduled for sentencing.
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