In the 2017 Ohio Mock Trial case, Pat Justice v. CAT News et al., students considered a case of
defamation of a public official by a news station.
In preliminary results from Wood County’s District Mock Trial Competition, Perrysburg High School Court
Explorers’ Team Hayride and Team Lex et Ordo won both trials and will advance to regional competition on
Feb. 10. Results are not final until the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education checks scoresheets and
verifies results.
The district competitions were hosted in 27 counties and more than 1,000 legal professionals served as
volunteer judges, coordinators and advisers.