...the contest, or obtain an entry form, visit www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#art or contact organizer Barbara Hood at 907-264-0879 or Margaret Newman at 907-264-0864.

...hands-on for kids to get into the nuts and bolts of how an oral presentation of the high appellate court goes." Barbara Hood, communications counsel with the Alaska Court System, said the program is done to help educate students about the...

...working with the state bar to conduct a special continuing education program this spring to encourage applications, said Barbara Hood, a spokeswoman for the state courts. Another is taking a longer view and is focusing on high-school age students...

...roundtable discussion, where they don't focus on a specific case and can step back and take a look at the system," said Barbara Hood, court initiative attorney for the Alaska Court System. A coordinator of a federally sponsored program called "Children...