You are also to observe both federal and state court and civil and criminal court. You are encouraged to include a state circuit court, a federal district court, and either a state administrative court, general district court, juvenile court or federal magistrate court in your observations. If your placement is with a particular court, observe a different court for comparative purposes. One hour is also to be spent in the General Assembly. Each student is required to attend a scheduled tour of the Richmond City Jail.
Tours vary from an hour to two hours depending on the tour guide.
All tours begin promptly at the scheduled time and students will not be allowed to join the group once the tour begins. For this reason, students should plan to arrive at the jail at least fifteen minutes before the scheduled tour. A sample observation sheet is attached. Your observation time counts toward your weekly placement requirement. You may record up to one hour of travel time related to the observation exercises.