2018 State High School Mock Trial Competition Case & Handbook Now Available The 2018 Richard N. Ware, IV State High School Mock Trial Competition is scheduled for March 10, 2018. The event will take place at the 24th Judicial District Court (200 Derbigny St., Gretna). Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. The State High School Mock Trial Competition is the culmination of four regional championships. It is coordinated annually by the LSBA's Young Lawyers Division. The competition is named in memory of the Honorable Richard N. Ware, IV, who enthusiastically volunteered for nearly a decade as the presiding judge of the final round of the Louisiana High School Mock Trial Competition. This year’s state case, State of Louisiana VS. Hendrix Rhodes, was written by the members of the University of Louisiana-Monroe Mock Trial Team. All 2018 High School Mock Trial materials can be found on the LSBA Young Lawyers Division webpage.