{"id":179,"date":"2026-03-06T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:04:55","slug":"leadership-and-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/leadership-and-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership and Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"179\" class=\"elementor elementor-179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31fb021 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31fb021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4089221 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4089221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e680ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e680ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>High School Students &#8211; 1 Week Summer Internship<\/strong><\/h2><p>Prosecutor Lynn Deddens sponsors high school student development through the Leadership and Law Program as part of the Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecutor\u2019s Office.\u00a0 The program is co-sponsored with Judge Sally McLaughlin and is designed to assist students with developing knowledge about the criminal justice system, gaining clarity on future career options, and providing practical hands-on experience while having fun!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>Leadership and Law is a summer internship program targeted to High School Students entering their Sophomore, Junior or Senior year in the following Fall school year.\u00a0\u00a0 It is a one-week intensive internship that provides a valuable opportunity for students to observe, interact and utilize leadership skills while participating in a program providing insight into careers in law, law enforcement, and government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8670a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb8670a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61b9b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeadershipLaw.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-181\" alt=\"Summer Internship Program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeadershipLaw.jpg 750w, https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LeadershipLaw-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddb95a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dddb95a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f53c60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f53c60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4b681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c4b681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interns.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-182\" alt=\"Interns Professional Experience\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interns.jpg 616w, https:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interns-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcc897 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dcc897\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6bebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6bebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Students will learn from professionals and experience:<\/h3><ul class=\"fa-ul\"><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>Real court in action<\/li><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>First-hand experience with CSI crime scene technology by investigating a mock crime<\/li><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>Develop leadership skills and interact with community leaders<\/li><li><i class=\"fa-li fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>Participate in mock trial proceeding based on the mock crime investigated<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b00070 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b00070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86389a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86389a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Summer 2026 Leadership and Law<\/h3>\n<p>The Summer 2026 Program will occur Monday, June 8 &#8211; Friday June 12.&nbsp; Interested students should submit an application and short essay on: &#8220;Why you would like to participate in the Leadership and Law Program&#8221; to the Prosecutor&#8217;s Office through Kristina Martin.&nbsp; Applications and essays are due no later&nbsp;April 3, 2026 for the Summer 2026 Program.&nbsp; We plan to accept 12 students into the program this year and acceptance this year will be communicated no later than April 17th.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The program usually occurs for 1 full week in June each summer and dates are finalized by late January each year, so stay tuned for the dates for the Summer of 2027!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8905ddc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8905ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9148a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fe9148a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/pdfs\/LeadershipLaw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">OVERVIEW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17984b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17984b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/pdfs\/LeadershipLaw_Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">APPLICATION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53800a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53800a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e622c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e622c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interested students, please contact Kristina Martin for more information:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kmartin@dearbornohioprosecutor.com\">kmartin@dearbornohioprosecutor.com<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Learn more about what to expect by viewing the flyer below.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136efa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"136efa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/dearbornohioprosecutor.com\/wp2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LeadershipInLaw_WhatToExpect.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW FLYER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High School Students &#8211; 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