Reading about why America's court system exists and learning about it in the classroom is helpful for Kern County high school government students. But on Feb. 13, the doors of an actual courtroom were opened so students could see how a real judge, lawyers and witnesses conduct a trial - putting the whole Constitutional process into an interactive perspective. Called Open Doors to Federal Courts, it has become an annual event for high school seniors in Kern County and is presented by the Kern County Bar Association - Charitable Foundation, Kern County Superintendent of Schools, United States District Court - Eastern District of California, Ben H. and Gladys Arkelian Foundation and Harry and Ethel West Foundation. All of the students are enrolled in government classes, and the program provides an important supplemental link to the curriculum they receive in the classroom. It took place at the Kern County Board of Supervisors' Chambers in Bakersfield, offering more seating capacity for the dozens of students than would have been available in a traditional courtroom. More