Youth & Law Forum Seattle

09/29/2025

Gift cards for early bird registration - Friday (10/3) - Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum

This Friday (Oct. 3, 11:59 PST) is the early bird registration cutoff for the 35th Annual Judge Charles V. Youth and Law Forum. Two youth will be chosen at random for $50 gift cards.

In its 35th year, this free event for youth and their guardians/parents brings the community together for inspiration and important substance on legal rights and responsibilities, legal careers, prevention strategies, and engagement with law enforcement.

This year, the event will be held at the Church By the Side of the Road (Check-in/Registration, Opening/Closing sessions, all Adult sessions), with youth workshops held across the parking lot at the Tukwila Municipal Court so that youth will get the special chance to see the inside of a real courtroom! Look forward to special guests including thought leader and lawyer Jeffery Robinson of the Who We Are Project (as seen on Netflix!), as well as prizes including laptop giveaways, and more!

Advanced pre-registration is required here for volunteers and all attendees.

More information in the flyer (attached), or visit youthandlaw.com.

2025 Planning Committee
Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum
[email protected]

09/23/2025

http://www.youthandlawforum.com/

10/12/2024

09/05/2023

Register Today! Judge CV Johnson Youth and Law Forum - Saturday October 21st

We hope you will join us for the 33rd Annual Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum! This year’s forum will be held on Saturday, October 21st 2023, from 10:00am– 4:00pm at the Tukwila Community Center (12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila, WA). Free breakfast and check in will begin at 9:00am. The theme of this year's forum is Journey to Justice II: Discover Your Inner Power.

Founded by Judge Charles V. Johnson, Judge Norma Smith Huggins (ret.), and Judge LeRoy McCullough, the Youth and Law Forum is a program of free community legal education for middle and high school age youth and their parents/guardians. Workshops on legal rights and responsibilities, legal careers, prevention strategies, mental health, and civic engagement will be offered. By the end of the forum you will know more about your resilience and inner power.

Look forward to workshops, special guests, activities, and prizes, including Laptops, Gift Cards, Zoo passes, Dick's Bucks, and more!

This event is FREE for participants! This is made possible through the generous donations of community members and sponsors. Sponsors for the 2023 Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum are.... The Alpha Omicron Boule Foundation, Dick's Drive In, Woodland Park Zoo, First AME Church, PEMCO, Seattle Police Department, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and University of Washington School of Social Work. Thank you sponsors! A separate sponsor flyer will be forthcoming.

If you are interested in being a sponsor for the 2023 Youth and Law Forum please contact us at [email protected].

Stay tuned for more information. We look forward to seeing you in October!

Sincerely,

2023 Planning Committee
Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum
[email protected]

06/21/2023

We are thrilled to announce that early registration for the 33rd annual Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum is OFFICIALLY OPEN!

The theme is Journey to Justice II: Discovering and Using YOUR Inner Power. The Forum will be held at the Tukwila Community Center on Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 10am - 3pm. Participating youth and adults can again look forward to another chance to win prizes, learn about legal rights and responsibilities, network with justice system professionals, and have fun. It’s all free. Please register for the event HERE.

In addition to registering for the upcoming forum, we are excited to announce another exciting opportunity for all you baseball fans! Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball, and the MLB-PA are hosting the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic at T-Mobile Park on Friday July 7th at 7:30pm during All-Star Weekend. The Classic is an annual All-Star experience for 50 baseball student-athletes from Division-I programs at Historically Black Colleges & Universities to showcase their talents on a national stage. The Youth and Law Forum has a limited number of free tickets available for anyone interested in attending!

If you would like a ticket to the HBCU Swingman Classic, please contact [email protected] (by replying to this email) with your name and email address. If you are requesting tickets for other people (like a parent/guardian, or other youth), please include them in the email or provide their name and email address. Tickets are first come first serve! This event is primarily for youth, so please be mindful that we are hoping to keep this opportunity open first for children and their parents and guardians.

Thank you, and Happy Juneteenth!

2023 Youth and Law Forum Planning Committee

10/22/2022

More Highlights!

10/22/2022

Highlights of the day!