Luckily, Ive never had the pleasure of meeting Judge De Leon on the wrong side of his bench; but, I am personally very jealous of his speaking skills and ease with a wide variety of people as Im sitting in a Toast Masters meeting quaking in fear of my upcoming speech. FORT WORTH -- Michael Delgado, 11, figures hed be a good lawyer when he grows up. I like to talk, said Michael, a fifth-grader A lot. Michael is president of the Rufino Mendoza Elementary School student council. The group took a field trip downtown Friday to learn about how the Tarrant County court system works. The Honorary Jurors program was launched in January by Sergio L. De Leon, who was a Tarrant County constable for 11 years before being elected justice of the peace for Tarrant County Precinct 5 in November. Once a week, students from Fort Worth schools and colleges tour De Leons court to observe proceedings and visit the jury room and judges chambers. Then they meet with Precinct 5 Constable Ruben Garcia and see a marked constables cruiser. De Leon said that in addition to the civics lesson, he hopes the program will inspire young people to consider law enforcement careers and participate in civic affairs, from parent-teacher-student organizations to voting and running for office when theyre older. Read more: lonestarproject.net/tarrant-county-justice-peace-sergio-l-de-leon#ixzz3Da91nA7W
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:17:43 +0000
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