State Supreme Court justice says Constitution Day is important in the nation’s history

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Justice R. Patrick DeWine of the Ohio Supreme Court said Constitution Day is an important day in the history of the country.

“As someone who believes we have the most magnificent founding document that has worked well for [230] years, it’s a special day,” Justice DeWine said Monday.

The justice, who has served on the state’s highest court since January, was at Youngstown State University as a special guest judge for the school’s moot court team that had a public practice in Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley Center’s Chestnut Room.

Constitution Day observes the adoption of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787 – it’s observed on an adjacent weekday when it falls on the weekend – as well as honors those who have become U.S. citizens.

YSU’s moot court team is ranked sixth in the nation among more than 350 college undergraduate teams in the country. The team, which argues hypothetical court cases, was ranked 11th in the nation last year. YSU’s moot court team has qualified for the national tournament the past eight years.