The Mercy High School Mock Trial Team captured the state championship title at the Connecticut Supreme Court in a trial against Westhill High School of Stamford.  A total of 65 high school teams participated in the statewide competition sponsored by Civics First.

Mercy played the role of the prosecution in an attempted murder case.  The students presented their winning case in front of a panel of Connecticut Supreme Court Senior Justice Christine S. Vertefeuille, Justice Richard N. Palmer and Justice Dennis G. Eveleigh.  The Justices praised the work of the Mercy students, and awarded junior Tara Palnitkar the “Best Speaker Award” for serving as the best lawyer on the Mercy team.

Mercy's Mock Trial Team now moves on to compete in the National High School Mock Trial Competition, to be held in Phoenix, Arizona in May.  Mercy's team will be the first Connecticut High School Mock Trial Team to ever compete at the national level.  The Mercy Team is coached by Mercy faculty member Attorney Terri Corigliano, Attorney Peter McShane and Attorney Amity Arscott.