Youth Justice Alliance

09/23/2026

This week, YJA Fellows volunteered at a Houston Volunteer Lawyers wills clinic in Houston, met with Dallas Bar Association attorneys for dinner in DFW, and reunited at a dining hall at UT Austin!

08/24/2026

Congratulations to 2023 YJA Fellow Faith Shonuga for receiving the Fuad Cochinwala Full-Tuition Scholarship to the University of Houston Law Center! We can’t wait to see you grow!
Alief ISD Faith UHLC

08/07/2026

Can’t believe that three weeks have passed since the closing dinner of our 2026 Summer Institute! We miss you all! And a late congratulations to the O’CONNOR HOUSE for winning the Second Annual YJA House Cup!

08/07/2026

08/03/2026

So great to run into a 2026 YJA Fellow at the YMCA Youth and Government national mock trial championships! Congratulations to Madilyn Garcia and the John Marshall High School (Marshall High School) team for finishing 3rd IN THE COUNTRY!

07/15/2026

On Day Two of the Summer Institute, our 2024 fellows interviewed with , our 2025 fellows observed delinquency proceedings, and 2026 took classes on indigenous law, legal negotiations, and bond hearings! That you to everyone who made this possible!

05/27/2026

A summer sighting of fellows at their law firm internships. What a great experience in the legal field before even heading to law school! Speaking of, Faith will be starting at this fall! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

05/06/2026

Introducing our 2026 YJA Fellowship Cohort with a few of their smiling faces! All of the new fellows will be with us at the Summer Institute in Houston this July! Let’s keep the YJA Family growing.