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al lifetimes of experience dealing with contentious, high-stakes issues in their courtrooms. This four-minute video is an educational component of a real-life civics program on civility and decision making for young adults coached by volunteer attorneys in courtrooms presided over by federal judges. In the Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions courtroom event, participants learn and practice behaviors, attitudes, and analytical skills that also carry over into their lives. High school and college students, who come to their local, federal courthouse in the upcoming academic year, will get firsthand experience with civil discourse and how it impacts realistic jury deliberations “Civility is a life skill, not just a legal skill,” said U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Anderson, of Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of six judges who share their insights in a video incorporated into the Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions program materials for students and their teachers throughout the 2018-2019 academic year and beyond. In the video, judges talk about their responsibility for setting the standards of decorum in the courtroom, using the same skills that young people need to set the tone for civil discourse in their daily life. Get started on the activity in your own community: http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/civil-discourse-and-difficult-decisions • Sign up for U.S. Courts email updates: http://www.uscourts.gov/email-updates • Follow @USCourts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/uscourts • Subscribe to U.S. Courts’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIcgGfaeUGYJSo7bLeUr1hw?sub_confirmation=1 • Follow U.S. Courts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-courts/