Inside the Courthouse

Get the latest updates on events and exhibits sponsored by the Judicial Learning Center and the Federal Courts in St. Louis.

Glenn Davis, President

  Glenn Davis is a partner at HeplerBroom with a practice focused on dynamic business disputes, antitrust litigation, and cybersecurity challenges and an alum of Washington University School of Law. “The JLC is the best kept secret in civic education on the rule of law. It is exc
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Our Mission, Our Vision

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Law Day 2026 – The American Dream and the Rule of Law

On April 29, the U.S. Courts in St. Louis celebrated Law Day 2026 with a group of seniors from North Technical High School in St. Louis County. The group was welcomed by the Hon. Shirley P. Mensah, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Missouri and Glenn Davis, president of the J
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Civic Learning Week 2026

Celebrating Civic Learning Week 2026     During the week, the Judicial Learning Center and the U.S. Courts in St. Louis welcomed student groups to the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse for a week-long celebration. Bus transportation for each group was provided by the Eastern Dis
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Constitution Day 2025

Constitution Day with Cape Central High School On September 17, Cape Central High School traveled to St. Louis to celebrate Constitution Day 2025 with the U.S. Courts and the Judicial Learning Center. The day began with a welcome address from Chief Judge Stephen R. Clark, Eastern Dist
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Student Art Competition Announcement

Juries: Through the Eyes of Students (2025)

Calling All Artists! The Judicial Learning Center is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Juries: Through the Eyes of Students art competition. This annual competition invites students from through the Eastern District of Missouri in grades 1 – 12 to use visual media to c
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The Case of the Litterbug

The Case of the Litterbug On December 16, twenty-five fourth graders from New City School in St. Louis arrived at the courthouse to continue a tradition that dates back more than 20 years. Without knowing anything more than court etiquette, the students prepared to be jurors, witnesse
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Supreme Court and My Hometown

That’s a wrap! Students in the Fall 2024 cohort of The Supreme Court and My Hometown finalized and presented their capstone projects on December 10, 2024. Program Background In the fall of 2024, the Courts in St. Louis, Missouri, hosted another term of The Supreme Court and My H
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Artwork comparing healthcare in the US to healthcare in other nations.

Fifth Annual Bill of Rights Day Contest

Local Students Take Top Prizes in Bill of Rights Day Contest! Out of more than 300 entries, three St. Louis area students were grand prize winners in the annual Bill of Rights Day Contest.  The contest was sponsored by the Federal Courts in the Seventh and Eighth Circuits.  Students w
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