BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Yesterday, Senate
Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) held his
third Federal Judiciary Youth Summit at the Northern District of Iowa Federal
Courthouse in Sioux City. 17 high schools from nine counties in northwest Iowa
participated in the program. U.S. District Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand joined
Grassley to speak on his involvement in the federal judicial system and answer
questions from students.
“I enjoy any opportunity to engage in
dialogue with Iowa high school students on any issue, including how the federal
courts impact their families and way of life. Understanding the role of the
courts at all levels is important. Whether exercising their constitutional
freedoms, casting a vote at the ballot box, running for public office or
serving on a jury, I want to encourage young people to engage in civic life and
make a difference in their communities,” Grassley
said.
Learn more about the summit below:
Sioux City Journal: “Students from
17 Siouxland schools had a chance to get a crash course from Iowa's
longest-serving U.S. senator and a federal judge about the judicial system.”
KSCJ: “Grassley says understanding the role
of the courts at all levels is important.”
Siouxland News: "I have an
interest in doing what they do, so I thought it would be good to ask to get to
know more,” said a junior at Storm Lake High School.
KTIV: “Students packed the federal courthouse
in Sioux City to hear from their Senator, Chuck Grassley, a longtime member of
the Senate’s Judiciary Committee.”
KCAU: “Wednesday morning, Senator Grassley,
along with Judge Leonard Strand, spoke with area high schoolers over at the
Federal Courthouse about how the judicial and legislative branches work with
each other in the state.”
Photos from yesterday’s event can be
found
HERE.
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