Circuit judges visit law school Mar 7, 2008
Milton Schroeder, a commercial law professor, said watching the real-life practice of an appellate court is a great educational opportunity for students especially for first-year students involved in the school's Moot Court Program, in which students role-play to simulate trials. "[The court has] a practice of visiting law schools in the circuit," Schroeder said. (Web Devil, AZ)
Joseph Thomas Rauls Mar 6, 2008
In New Orleans he worked with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare before earning a law degree from Tulane University School of Law where he served on the Moot Court and was a member of the Order of the Coif. He joined the law office of Exxon in New Orleans and was later assigned to Esso Europe, London. (The Town Crier, AR)
Law school tuition rising for University of North Dakota students Feb 12, 2008
The higher rates will provide money for faculty pay increases, a new law school faculty position, funds for student teaching and research assistants, and support for the school's law review, legal research service and moot court, which allows law students to practice courtroom skills. The board's three-member budget committee includes two lawyers, Richie Smith of Wahpeton and Jon Backes of Minot. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Breyer will weigh in on isle issues Feb 2, 2008
The discussion is open to the public and will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson law school's moot court courtroom ... Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court will participate in the first hour of the discussion from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the moot court courtroom at the University of Hawaii law school. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Spanish-language news program awaits vote Jan 23, 2008
On Nov. 15, tryouts determined the three Syracuse University Law School students who will compete in the fourth annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law, held at the University of California, Los Angeles, in February ... The three-person team includes two second-year law students, Bryan Georgiady and Roufeda Ebrahim, who worked together last year in the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition. (Daily Orange, NY)
Mlore: Two-day National-level Moot Court Competition Concludes Jan 14, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008 11:47:28 AM (IST) Mlore: Two-day National-level Moot Court Competition Concludes ... Mangalore, Jan 14: The two-day national-level Moot Court competition, organized by SDM Law College and Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law concluded here on Sunday January 13 ... Mlore: Two-day National-level Moot Court Competition Concludes. (Daijiworld.com)
Movie shot at Patrick Henry College used as training tool for students Jan 8, 2008
"Come What May" tells the story of a college moot court team member, Caleb Hogan, who is tasked with arguing for the overturning of Roe v. Wade. "Along the way," states the AFG website, "he is caught in a moral tug-of-war between his parents a newly Christian father, and a feminist Supreme Court attorney mother." Romantic interest in Caleb's moot court partner, Rachel, adds a powerful subplot to the film. (WorldNetDaily)
Around the Square - Big horizons in small towns Nov 21, 2007
She was nominated as a member of National Trial Competition Moot Court Team. As a student attorney for Franklin Pierce Criminal Practice Clinic, she was certified to practice in New Hampshire courts and represented criminal defendants charged with misdemeanors and felonies. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
William E. Hall Jr. Nov 12, 2007
William Hall, a noted criminal defense attorney in Montgomery County, graduated from The University of Texas School of Law in 1961 where he was the recipient of the Hildebrandt Moot Court Award and practiced in Houston, Texas until he moved his law practice to Conroe in 1972. He was a member of the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and was admitted to practice in all Texas courts, federal courts, Southern District of Texas, the Fifth District and the United... (Conroe Courier, TX)
Peace at UNF Nov 12, 2007
" Impressive showing There were plenty of skeptics when Florida Coastal School of Law opened its doors 11 years ago. But not many are left now. The school has won the statewide moot court competition three years in a row, the Times-Union reports. Enrollment has swollen to 1,400, necessitating the move to a larger campus. And, it was recently announced, the school had an 84 percent pass rate for students taking the Florida Bar exam for the first time this year. That's higher than the state... (Florida Times-Union)
Courting the Legal System: The Law School's Moot Court Provides Students with Real-world Experience Nov 6, 2007
The BYU law school's annual Moot Court competition will be hosting its semi-finals and final round Tuesday and Thursday. The Moot Court program is a co-curricular program of the law school ... "I think that I have really been able to broaden so many of my skills in so many areas by participating in the moot court," said Chris Droubay, the president of the Moot Court board, and third-year law student. (The Daily Universe, UT)
In the deep end: budding teacher goes to school to learn Oct 22, 2007
The University of New England law student says the learning model used in the moot court has given her an insight into the procedures she will need when working on a real case. "The law is all about thinking on your feet - nothing is really set in concrete - and that process of having to respond to questions from the bench was quite new to us all," Noonan says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Young law school grad skips the bars and tries to pass the bar instead Oct 19, 2007
At UCLA's law school, she was a Law Review editor and Moot Court participant. But she wasn't old enough to drive or sign the lease for her off-campus apartment. (Los Angeles Times)
Commentary -- Daniel Webster and Dred Scott are joined in history Oct 18, 2007
In April 2007, a Moot Court was held at Harvard University Law School to reconsider the Died Scott Decision ... In the end, the Moot Court decided it was not inevitable and civil war might have been avoided. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
GOP Leader May Face Home State Primary Challenge Oct 13, 2007
"I gave $1,000 in 1998, because he was my moot court partner in law school. Anybody who tries to contend that somehow or another I'm a Democrat needs to read up a little bit.". Thus far, no definite Democratic candidate has been identified in the state. (CNSnews.com)
Constitution honored on anniversary of signing Sep 21, 2007
This year's Sept. 17 was no exception to tradition as faculty, students and members of the community gathered in the Jacob Burns Moot Court room to hear political science professors Paul Wahlbeck and Forrest Maltzman speak about the importance of oral argument in the Supreme Court. "(The Constitution is) the most extraordinary document word-for-word ever written," Lawrence said. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Merging Accounts Sep 19, 2007
Your son is going to be up to his eyeballs in torts and moot court no need to add mortgage payments to the list of worries. Have a Question for Ask SmartMoney. (SmartMoney)
No ordinary teacher Sep 10, 2007
All three were in a recent moot court competition in Orlando - along with Stetson, Nova and Charleston School of Law. And a Coastal team not only took overall honors, it won individual competition as well, according to a press release from the school. (Florida Times-Union)
For next president, USA likely to call on a lawyer Sep 6, 2007
In moot court, for instance, they must be able to argue either side. "Lawyers are well equipped to analyze the pros and cons of most policy positions," says Sandy D'Alemberte, former president of Florida State University and former dean of its law school. (USA Today)
GETTING AHEAD Sep 3, 2007
He graduated from Montana State University in 2000 and attended the University of Montana School of Law where he was a member of the National Moot Court Team. During law school, Nick was a law clerk at Williams Law Firm. (Missoulian, MT)
UI success a result of hard work and practice Jul 15, 2007
Early this year, Hanna won Best Oralist at The Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC, the U.S.. The International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot 2007 was participated in by 17 universities from Australia, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Year in Review: 2006 - 2007 Jun 21, 2007
Media Credit: Associate Justice Samuel Alito listens to oral argument during the Law School's annual Van Vleck Moot Court at Lisner Auditorium Feb 1 ... Alito judges moot court competition ... Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito presided over the Law School's annual Van Vleck Moot Court Competition in February. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
500 homeschoolers from 34 states compete in national championship Jun 16, 2007
Many alumni have been recruited by top-tier universities and are participating in debate and moot court at the collegiate level. Former debater Lila Rose, a UCLA student who exposed a Planned Parenthood cover-up, was recently featured on "The O'Reilly Factor." Chicago debater Jonathan Wolfson has gone on to a position as research assistant for the President's Council of Economic Advisers, where he works with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (WorldNetDaily)
--WND Exclusive-- Jun 10, 2007
Such questions have come in handy for Heflin during her involvement with Moot Court at ... Many alumni have been recruited by top-tier universities and are participating in debate and moot court at the collegiate level. (WorldNetDaily)
MC Moot Court Named For Lee May 31, 2007
MC Moot Court Named For Lee By CHRIS ALLEN BAKER, Times News Editor Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:11 PM CDT. JACKSONOne of the state s most respected justices will be honored Thursday at Mississippi College by having a moot courtroom named for him. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Service to University, alumni community, greater public to be recognized with medals, citations reunion weekend May 25, 2007
She also serves as a moot court judge, helping prepare students for the courtroom. Gardner has served as Gift Chair for her fifth Law School Reunion, spearheading an effort to get 35 percent of her classmates to contribute $25,000 to a Class of 2002 Faculty Research Fund. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Under oath, cyclist denies doping claim May 20, 2007
Landis testified for slightly more than an hour Saturday, the sixth day of his hearing before a panel of three arbitrators sitting in a moot court auditorium. If the panel upholds the accusation brought by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Landis will face a two-year suspension from competition and the loss of his Tour title. (Los Angeles Times)
Judge O'Neil gets top state judicial honor May 19, 2007
O'Neil has served for many years as a trainer for the National Endowment for the Humanities' "We the People" project and as a volunteer moot court judge for the county. The judge has served on numerous community boards and clubs including the Heart Foundation, the American Cancer Society, United Way, various historical societies, Arizona and Pinal County Town Halls, Arizona Baptist Children's Services, West Pinal Family Health Center and Rotary. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
'Total Television' author Alex McNeil is out to prove that Shakespeare is not the real Bard May 16, 2007
But McNeil, a devout "Oxfordian," has argued for his man in scholarly papers, in speeches, and even in a "moot court" he convened before three federal judges (he lost, 2-1). He has served as, and been nominated to be again, president of the Shakespeare Fellowship , a nonprofit educational foundation devoted to the debate over Shakespearian authorship. (Boston Globe)
Child's hysterectomy illegal, hospital agrees May 10, 2007
Where: The Magnuson-Jackson Moot Court Room at the University of Washington School of Law. Details: Free and open to the public. (Seattle Times)
What the Heck? May 7, 2007
At least eight people in Hawaii were interested -- the eight teens on four high school teams who'd argued the case a few weeks earlier before a moot court. The moot court was sponsored by Gov. Ben Cayetano's alma mater, L.A.'s Loyola Law School, and local physician Edison Miyawaki, who awarded $1,000 of his own money to the winning 'Iolani team. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Alarming: The Dissent's Opinion in Gonzales v. Carhart May 1, 2007
Mario Diaz is in his final year of studies and a Moot Court Associate at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. He received a Bachelors Degree in Science of the Recording Industry, with minors in Mass Communications and Marketing from Middle Tennessee State University. (Townhall.com)
Business Briefs Apr 23, 2007
Sewell was assistant editor of the Creighton Law Review and served on the Moot Court Board. Sewell has joined attorneys James E. Thorn, Gary R. Faust, William R. Hughes, Jr., Kristopher K. Madsen, Rick D. Crowl and Robert M. Livingston at the Stuart Tinley Law Firm, at 310 W. Kanesville Blvd.. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
is Paul J. McNulty Apr 19, 2007
"Selection for employment is based on many elements of a candidate's background, including academic achievement, law review or moot court experience, legal aid and clinical experience, and summer or part-time legal employment," the website says. Eligibility is usually restricted to new graduates or those who have just entered clerkships or additional legal-study programs. (Harper's Magazine)
Legacy keeps student athletes in focus Apr 19, 2007
Dressed for success: The moot court team from Phoenix School of Law placed second to Boston College in the national championship at the John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition at Seton Hall University. Early in the competition, law professor and the team's coach Victoria Salzmann said that if her team beat John Marshall School of Law, she would don a pink prom dress in class. (AZCentral -- Business)
Students make their case at court competition Apr 16, 2007
Parker was so cool, he earned a nickname at the National High School Moot Court Tournament last week: Mr. Suave ... Parker, 17, a junior at the Carver High School of Engineering and Science, and fellow Carver student, senior Laeeqa Collins-Pressley, 18, made it to the finals at the moot court competition, held at the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C., on April 1 ... The literacy project culminates in local moot court competitions. (NEPA News, PA)
UI exuberant over achievement Apr 15, 2007
Justice and Human Rights Minister Hamid Awaluddin was surprised to hear that University of Indonesia student Hanna Azkiya won the First Best Oralist Award at the prestigious Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition in Washington DC. ... The Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition was held March 25-31 in Washington DC. The news was announced on the evening of March 31. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Turning a negative into a positive leads to job on the bench Apr 9, 2007
"I clearly won five of the (mock trial and moot court) competitions and set a record in the school," she says. "I represented the Southeast U.S. in a competition in California and came in 10th. I got wonderful support from the professors, but I didn't get any acknowledgement from the university.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)
UCD's big event is Saturday Apr 8, 2007
After the parade, visitors can enjoy a wide variety of food, music, dance and perennial favorites such as the Battle of the Marching Bands, Chemistry Magic Show, the Moot Court Competition, College Bowl Exhibition Match and the Student Fashion Show. Crowd-pleasing animal events include the Doxie Derby, Police Dog Show, Jack Russell terrier races, Frisbee dog contest and sheepdog trials. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
Moot court team named No. 1 Apr 5, 2007
The UA School of Law is $1,000 richer thanks to its Intellectual Property Moot Court team, which won first place in all three categories of the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Moot Court national competition, said Kim Thomason, captain of the team. After tryouts, practices and a win at the south regional competition, the moot court team packed its bags and headed to the national championship on March 24 in Washington, D.C., she said ... Alan Durham, a UA law professor, said he has been adviser of... (The Crimson White, AL)
Al Gore visits Law School during spring break, event closed to media Mar 26, 2007
During the Law School's annual Moot Court finals, the law school worked to invite several members of the campus media even though the guest judges, including Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, initially requested not to have media attend, Duggan said. "We always aim to have media attend events at the Law School. However, our goals to have coverage come second to our guests' wishes," she said. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
NoHo High students take second at court contest Mar 22, 2007
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) today announced that North Hollywood High School's Mock Trial Team recently came in second place at Duke University's nationalDuke Moot Court (DMC) competition in Durham, North Carolina ... For the past two years, North Hollywood High School has finished in second place among 75 teams in the Los Angeles County Moot Court competition, sponsored annually by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Atmajaya enters debating contest Mar 18, 2007
Atmajaya Catholic University will for the first time send a team to contest the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington, the U.S., at the end of this month ... The Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court is a prestigious competition. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Watada's attorney likes the spotlight Mar 5, 2007
Students filled the jury box, judge's bench and witness stand of the Moot Court Room at the University of Hawaii's Richardson School of Law. Still more students occupied the first three rows of the gallery, with professors, practicing lawyers and members of the public seated behind them and spilling out the door. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
ASU director named an education leader Mar 4, 2007
I'm a resource and I work with students in activities outside academics such as moot court competition and pro bono activities. I encourage them to use their intelligence, talent and training to give back to the community. (AZCentral -- Business)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Mar 1, 2007
Scott E. Hovey Jr. and Anosh Yaqoob were awarded first place as a team in the "Best Advocates" category of the National Native American Law Students Association's Annual Moot Court competition. Hovey, of Honolulu, and Yaqoob, of Salt Lake, are second-year students at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
In the Military Feb 26, 2007
The University of Hawaii law school will host a debate titled "Lt. (Ehren) Watada's Case and the Legality of the War in Iraq" between Eric Seitz, Watada's attorney, and Michael Lewis, a visiting law professor from Northern Ohio University, at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Moot Court Room. It is free and open to the public. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Student Leaders Certificates To Be Withheld Feb 24, 2007
Miss Diana Asonaba Dapaah, the newly elected President said in her address that her administration would seek to enhance the image of the young faculty by embarking on legal outreach programmes and serious participation in the moot court competition. Source:GHP. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Alito Recaps First Year on High Court Feb 7, 2007
Within the last two weeks, Alito spoke before a Florida bar group, presided over a moot court competition at George Washington University, and attended a D.C. book party. Alito also commented on Roberts' efforts to achieve greater unanimity on the Court, even at the expense of making broad rulings. (Law.com)
Supreme Court Justice Alito presides in moot court event Feb 5, 2007
Media Credit: Associate Justice Samuel Alito listens to arguments during the Law School's annual Van Vleck Moot Court in Lisner Auditorium Thursday. Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito presided over the Law School's annual Van Vleck Moot Court Thursday, marking the second consecutive year a member of the nation's highest court has judged the competition ... The student participants were finalists of a semester-long Moot Court competition that consisted of more than 100 competitors. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
More news reports... Feb 5, 2007
Texas Anot have a law school, but some students still get legal experience through the Legal Education Group for Future Aggie Law Students (LEGALS) in moot court and mock trial. By Spencer Selvidge. (The Battalion, TX)
Future lawyers tap legal resource Feb 5, 2007
Texas Anot have a law school, but some students still get legal experience through the Legal Education Group for Future Aggie Law Students (LEGALS) in moot court and mock trial. On Jan. 20, Aents Samsam Jama and Jennifer Lackey were recognized by former Attorney General John Ashcroft and Regent University Dean of the School of Law Jeffrey Brauch for placing in the top 16 of 64 teams in the country at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association National Competition at Regent University Law... (The Battalion, TX)
»Timmons-Gooodson to speak at MLK luncheon Jan 11, 2007
In 1979, Timmons-Goodson receive her Juris Doctorate from the UNC-School of Law where she was selected through competition for membership on the Holderness Moot Court Bench. Her legal career has included service as prosecutor and legal aid lawyer. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Suspension Recommended for Attorney for Allegedly Inflating Rsum Jan 3, 2007
Among the peccadillos were Hawn's claims that he received the Myers Society Scholarship for Academic Achievement; that he was honored with the American Jurisprudence Legal Rhetoric and Writing Award; and that he had been an E. Robert Hinneman Finalist for Moot Court Appellate Advocacy. He also managed to raise his grade-point average almost half a point after graduating from law school. (Law.com)
The 'best speaker in the world' is put to the test Dec 14, 2006
Back in January, Hearn began his quest as sort of a lark, a chance to test his speechmaking against other speakers, somewhat as he'd done in high school debate club and, later, in moot court in law school. No one thought he'd win through a daunting gantlet of 26,000 adversaries, many of them podium battle-tested over years. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Vocal maestro Dec 10, 2006
Patrick, the oralist, captivated moot court ... Steven Levitas has a framed picture on his office credenza of the Sojourner Truth Club, the team that won the prestigious Ames Moot Court competition at Harvard Law School in 1981 ... Ames Moot Court is a monster of a thing. (Boston Globe)
Barry law school seeks elusive status Dec 2, 2006
The school's moot court and trial teams, which hold mock court cases, have excelled in national competitions. Finally, the school hired Hurt, who had shepherded two schools through accreditation, including Jacksonville's Florida Coastal School of Law. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Quarles & Brady hires 7 lawyers Nov 23, 2006
She received her law degree cum laude this year from the University of Cincinnati, where she was a Moot Court Board Member. Ryan M. Schultz joins the litigation practice, focusing on commercial litigation and a broad range of intellectual property legal services, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection. (AZCentral -- Business)
Lonely at the top, at first Nov 19, 2006
MOOT DECISION: Every year, the Ames Moot Court finals at Harvard Law School are a pretty amazing affair, bringing together a dozen third-year law students who have already beaten out a couple hundred of their classmates, in front of high-ranking real-life judges. But this year, the cast of characters seemed particularly interesting. (Boston Globe)
Bar exam passing rate high at MSU Nov 7, 2006
A swearing-in ceremony will be held for students who passed the bar exam at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Clif and Carolyn Haley Moot Court Room of the Law College Building. Source: MSU College of Law. (The State News, MI)
Self-Described 'Old Hippie' Wins High Praise in High Court Debut Nov 4, 2006
As her half hour was about to end, Stevens leaned forward and said, "May I ask you a personal question? Were you a moot court finalist?" Startled, Forsman said she was not. Stevens replied, "I attended a moot court at Notre Dame in about your year and it was an awfully good moot court." The audience laughed, but it was clearly a compliment ... Among moot courts Forsman did to prepare was one at the Northwestern University School of Law's Supreme Court clinic, launched this year in conjunction... (Law.com)
Supreme Court Ponders Retroactive Ruling Nov 2, 2006
"Ms. Forsman, can I ask you a personal question? Were you a moot court finalist?" Justice John Paul Stevens asked, referring to the law school exercise in which students display their advocacy skills in mock trials ... Undeterred, Stevens said he attended a moot court at the University of Notre Dame law school around the time Forsman was a student there ... "It was an awfully good moot court," he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Utah Supreme Court Case to Be Argued at BYU Nov 2, 2006
The court will hear the case at 10 a.m. in the Moot Court Room of the J. Reuben Clark Building, a departure from its usual schedule at the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City. This will be the third time the case has been heard in a Utah court, having recently been decided in the Utah Court of Appeals against the defendant, Mitchell Worwood. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Law students win Moot Court competition Oct 30, 2006
Law students win Moot Court competition - News ... Law students win Moot Court competition ... The Syracuse University College of Law Moot Court team won the northeast regional championships in the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition, the second consecutive SU team to do so. (Daily Orange, NY)
POLITICS: Oppose authoritarian influence Oct 30, 2006
Its students are involved in award-winning moot court teams. But it's not just the students and faculty that make Florida Coastal's impact special. (Florida Times-Union)
