Students in the Arkansas Tech University Business Law class taught by Thomas Pennington observed Pope County Circuit Court proceedings overseen by Judge Jack Patterson II during a field trip on Monday, Nov. 9.
Patterson visited with the ATU students at the conclusion of the docket and provided them with additional details about what they had observed.
One of the cases was presented by ATU alumnus Braden Vaughn, who is one of Pennington’s former students at Arkansas Tech.
“At the conclusion of all the hearings, (Vaughn) volunteered to meet with the students,” said Pennington. “He gave them an in-depth explanation about his case and the events that transpired. We had just covered that particular topic in class on the previous Thursday. For them to have the academic lecture on Thursday and then see its application in real life in the courtroom on the following Monday was very beneficial for the students.”
Learn more about the law courses taught by Pennington at www.atu.edu/business/profiles-ae/tpennington.php.