Other Appellate Competition Opportunities

There are various opportunities to participate in intra-school appellate moot court competitions.  Most of these will now be coordinated through the Moot Court Board. 

A comprehensive list is posted at http://mootcourt.law.lsu.edu/NationalCompetitions.htm (the appellate competitions follow the trial ones)

Opportunities will be posted below as we receive them.  If you are interested, contact Melissa Riley at mlrdtf@umkc.edu.

In some cases, opportunities will be announced by faculty.  Those announcements will be listed here.

Moot Court Opportunities

 

2009 Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is due by December 19, 2008.

            - Competition dates are February 26-28, 2009 in Buffalo, NY.

            - For more information go to http://law.buffalo.edu/orgs/bmcb.

 

Annual Luke Charles Moore Invitational Civil Rights Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is due by December 5, 2008.

            - Competition dates are February 27-28, 2009 in Washington, DC.

            - For more information contact chhmootcourtteam@law.howard.edu.

 

Second Annual Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is due by November 26, 2008.

            - Competition date is February 7, 2009 in Sacramento, CA.

            - For more information go to http://students.law.ucdavis.edu/mootcourt/asylummootcourt.shtml.

 

John C. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition

            - Competition dates are February 5-8, 2009 in Fairfax, VA.

            - For more information contact Rebecca Thacher at mtrialad@gmu.edu.

 

American Constitution Society 2009 Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court Competition in Constitutional Law

            - Registration is due by November 14, 2008.

            - March 14-15, 2009: University of Michigan Law School Regional Competition Rounds.

            - March 28-29, 2009: Howard University School of Law Center Regional Competition Rounds.

            - Summer 2009: Final Round at ACS National Convention.

            - For more information go to http://www.acslaw.org/mootcourt.

 

Seventh Annual Henry G. Manne Moot Court Competition for Law and Economics

            - Registration is due by December 1, 2008.

            - Competition date is February 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.

            - More information.                                        

 

 

National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law

            - Registration is due by January 5, 2008.

            - Competition dates are March 13-14, 2009 in Columbus, OH.

            - For more information go to http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/mootcourt.htm.

 

 

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National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is due by November 10, 2008.

            - Competition dates are February 6-7, 2009 in Santa Ana, CA.

            - For more information go to http://www.wls-juvi.com/.

 

 

John Marshall Law School Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy

            - Registration is due by June 15, 2007.

                        - Each school can enter one team consisting of 2 or 3 members.

            - Competition dates are October 18-20, 2007 in Chicago, IL.

            - Fore more information go to http://www.itmootcourt.com/index.html

 

 

Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is due by June 30.

            - Competition dates are October 26 and 27, 2007 in Chicago, IL.

            - For more information contact Scott Howie at showie@pretzel-stouffer.com or 312/578-7547.

 

 

Loyola Tax Trial Advocacy Competition

            - Registration is due by July 15.

            - Competition dates are November 2-4, 2007 in New Orleans, LA.

            - For more information go to http://loyola.trialad.googlepages.com/

 

Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is from June 1 to August 10.

                        - Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis (only 30 teams).

            - Competition dates are October 23-25 in Washington, D.C.

            - For more information contact firstamendment.wcl@gmail.com

 

University of San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament

- Regular registration is from July to August.

            - Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis (only 35 teams).

- Competition dates are October 19-21 in San Diego, CA.

- For more information go to http://home.sandiego.edu/~mcourt/crim_pro.php

 

 

Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is due by August 29.

                        - Can enter two teams.

            - Competition dates are October 10 – October 12, in Atlanta, GA.

            - For more information call 404-727-6997 or emorymootcourt@gmail.com

 

 

The National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition (John Marshall)

            - Registration is due by September.

                        - Competition is limited to 20 teams.

            - Competition dates are March 29-31 in Chicago, IL.

            - For more information go to http://www.abacrimtrial.com

 

 

Niagara International Moot Court Competition (Case Western)

            - Registration begins in September and ends in October.

                        - Each school can enter one team and is comprised on 2 to 4 members with a faculty supervisor.

            - Competition Dates are March 22-24 in Cleveland, OH.

            - For more information http://law.case.edu/cusli/niagara.html

 

 

Asylum and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition (UC Davis)

            - Priority registration begins in September and ends in October.

            - General registration begins in October and ends in November.

            - For more information e-mail asylummootcourt@gmail.com or http://students.law.ucdavis.edu/mootcourt/

 

 

National Constitutional Law Moot court Competition (Regent University)

            - Registration begins in October and ends November.

                        - May register up to two three-person teams (full time or part time students).

            - Competition Dates are February 9 & 10 in Virginia Beach, VA.

            - Contact Information 757-226-4713 or mootcourt@regent.edu

 

 

National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (Pace University)

            - Registration is due by September 26.

                        - Limited to one team per school (first 72 schools that apply). Acceptance is determined on a “first come, first served” basis.

            - Competition Dates are February 19-21 in White Plains, NY.

            - For more information go to http://www.law.pace.edu/environmentalm/

 

 

National First Amendment Moot Court Competition (Vanderbilt University)

            - Registration is due by October.

                        - Open to 32 two-member teams (2nd and 3rd year students only). If the competition is over-subscribed, admission will be based on the quality of                        the team and the school’s commitment to the competition.

            - Competition Dates are February 21-22 in Nashville, TN.

            - For more information contact Sarah Luppen at mootcourt@fac.org or 615-727-1345.

 

 

National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition (Whittier Law School)

            - Registration is due by October.

                        - Each school can register up to 2 teams.

            - Competition dates are February 8-9 in Costa Mesa, CA.

            - For more information call 714-444-4141, ext. 420 or e-mail at mootcourt@law.whittier.edu

 

 

William B. Spong Invitational Moot Court Tournament (William & Mary)

            - Registration is due by November.

                        - Each school can register up to 2 teams.

            - Competition dates are February 15-16 in Williamsburg, VA.

            - For more information call 757-476-7268 or e-mail Barbara Rosenblatt at berose@wm.edu

 

 

William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition (University of Minnesota)

            - Registration is due by October.

                        - Can enter up to two teams.

            - Competition Dates are March 1-3 in Minneapolis, MN.

            - For more information go to http://www.law.umn.edu/mootcourt/index.htm

 

 

National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (Pace University)

            - Registration is due by October.

                        - Limiting registrations to the first 72 schools that apply.

                        - Each school can only enter one team.

            - Competition dates are February 21-23 in White Plains, NY.

            - For more information call 914-422-4413 or e-mail nelmcc@law.pace.edu

 

 

Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition (George Washington)

            - Registration is due by October.

                        - Competition is open to 24 two member teams.

            - Competition dates are January 26-27 in Washington, DC.

            - For more information go to http://www.religiousfreedommootcourt.org

 

 

J. Braxton Craben, Jr. Memorial Moot Court Competition (University of North Carolina)

            - Registration begins in October.

                        - Competition is limited to the first twenty teams that register and pay the entry fee.

                        - Each school can only enter one team.

            - Competition dates are February 21-24, in Chapel Hill, NC.

            - For more information go to  http://www.law.unc.edu/studentorganizations/uncmootcourt

 

 

National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition (Whittier Law School)

            - Registration is due by October.

                        - Each school can register up to 2 teams.

            - Competition dates are February 9-10 in Costa Mesa, California.

            - For more information call 714-444-4141 or e-mail mootcourt@law.whittier.edu

 

 

M.M. Singhvi Memorial – Bar Council of Indiana International Law Moot Court Competition (National Law University, India)

            - Registration is due by September.

                        - Each school can register 1 team.

            - Competition dates will be the second week in January Jodhpur, India.

            - For more information go to http://www.nlujodhpur.ac.in/ or e-mail Ms. Nidhi Gupta at mmsinghvi@gmail.com

 

 

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (DePaul)

            - Registration is due by October.

                        - Each school can register 1 team.

            - Competition dates are in March.

            - For more information go to http://www.ilsa.org/jessup/

 

 

Tulane Mardi Gras Invitational National Sports Law Tournament

            - Registration is due by October 15.

                        - Each school can register 1 team.

            - Competition dates are January 30 – February 1.

            - For more information go to http://www.tulanemootcourt.com

 

 

Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition (International Trademark Association)

            - Registration is due by October 19.

                        - Each school can enter up to 2 teams.

            - Competition dates are February 9 in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, or San Francisco (Regional)

            - March 22 in Washington, DC (Finals)

            - For more information call 212-642-1777 or e-mail lefkowitz@inta.org

 

 

Constitutional Law National Moot Court Competition (Charleston School of Law)

            - Registration begins October 1 and ends November 1.

                        - Each school can enter 2 teams.

            - Competition dates are February 6-9 in Charleston, SC.

            - For more information e-mail csolnmcc@charlestonlaw.org or www.csolmoot.com

 

 

Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition (Brooklyn)

            - Registration is due by November.

                        - Competition is limited to the first 32 teams to register. 

                        - Each school is permitted to send only one team, which includes up to three competitors and one coach.

            - Competition dates are April 3-5 in Brooklyn, NY.

            - Contact Information 718-780-7970 or Ashley Caudill at Ashley.caudill@brooklaw.edu

 

 

Henry G. Manne Moot Court Competition for Law and Economics (George Mason)

            - Registration is due by November.

                        - There is no limit to the number of teams registered, each team must consist of 2 or 3 people.

            - Competition dates are February 2-3 in Arlington, VA.

            - For more information go to http://www.gmu.edu/org/mootcourt/competitions/manne/

 

 

Luke Charles Moore Invitational Moot Court Competition (Howard University)

            - Subject: Civil Rights.

- Registration is due by November.

                        - Can send up to two teams.

            - Competition dates are March 2 & 3 in Washington, DC.

            - Contact Information Diana Vilmenay at dvvilmenay@law.howard.edu

            - Civil Rights Competition.

 

 

August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition (Cincinnati)

            - Registration is due by November.

                        - Can register up to two teams, the second team will only be able to participate after we have accommodated all the first teams from other schools.

            - Competition dates are April 12-14 in Cincinnati, OH.

            - For more information call 513-556-0087 or e-mail Nancy Workman at rendigs2007@gmail.com

 

 

ABA Law Student Division's National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC)

            - Registration is due by November.

            - Regional Competition dates are the end of February through the beginning of March.

            - Finals are March 29-31 in Chicago, IL.

            - For more information go to http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/naac/

 

 

Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein (St. John’s)

            - Registration is due by November 26.

                        - Each school can register up to 2 teams.

            - Preliminary & Octo-final Rounds are March 8-10 in Queens, NY.

                        - Quarter, Semi-final, and final rounds are March 19 in Queens, NY.

            - For more information go to www.stjohns.edu/law/bankruptcy

 

 

Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition (American University)

            - Registration opens November and closes on or around April.

                        - Team must consist of two members and one coach.

            - Competition dates are May 20-25 in Washington, DC.

            - For more information go to http://www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy/mcourt

 

 

Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition (UW-Madison)

            - Registration is due by December.

                        - On a first come first served basis.

                        - Can register up to two teams.

            - Competition Dates are March 28-30 in Madison, WI.

            - For more information call 608-263-1691 or e-mail Haben Goitom hgoitom@wisc.edu

 

 

Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition (Widener University)

            - Registration is due by December.

                        - Open to the first 24 teams to register.

                        - Each school may enter up to two teams, which may consist of two or three members.

            - Competition dates are March 27-30 in Wilmington, DE.

            - Contact Information 302-477-2024 or Kara Donoghue at kadonoghue@mail.widener.edu

 

 

Herbert J. Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition (University of Buffalo)

            - Registration is due by November.

                        - Open to 24 teams, which will be filled based upon the order in which complete registration materials are obtained.

                        - Limit of two teams per school with two members per team.

            - Competition date is March 22 in Buffalo, NY.

            - For more information go to http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc/moot.htm

 

 

Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition (Albany, NY)

            - Registration is due Novmber 11.

                        - Limit of two teams per school.

            - Competition dates are March 6 – 8 in Albany, NY.

            - For more information go to www.albanylaw.edu/moot

 

 

Frank Darras Disability Law Moot Court Competition (Western State University)

            - Registration is due November 15.

                        - Limit of two teams per school.

            - Competition date is March 29th

            - For more information go to http://www.wsulaw.edu/current-students/moot.asp.

 

 

Space Law Moot Court (NASA)

            - Registration is due by January ($50 discount if register before November).

                        - Can have up to 3 team members but only 2 will argue along with a faculty advisor.

            - There are regional, semi-final, and final stages in the competition.

            - For more information go to http://www.spacemoot.org

 

 

Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition (University of Buffalo)

            - Registration is due by December 11.

                        - Each school may enter up to 2 teams.

            - Competition dates are February 28 – March 1 in Buffalo, NY.

            - For more information go to http://law.buffalo.edu/orgs/bmcb

 

 

Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition

            - Registration is due by February

                        - Each school may enter up to 3 teams.

            - Competition dates are March 22-23 in Washington, D.C.

            - For more information go to http://www.fedbar.org or call 305-349-2256.

 

 

Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot court Competition

            - Registration is due by November 1.

                        - Each school may enter only 1 team.

            - Competition dates are February 28, 29 and March 2.

            - For more information e-mail cardozomootcourt@yu.edu or call 212-790-0317.

 

 

AIPLA’s Rich Moot Court

            - Registration TBD.

                        - Each school may enter up to 2 teams with only 2 team members.

            - Regional competition dates are March 10-12 in Boston, Chicago, Huston or Silicon Valley.

                        - National competition is April 10-11 in Washington, DC.

- For more information go to http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Meetings_and_Events/Competitions1/Moot_Court_Competition/Moot_Court_Competition.htm