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The Moot Court Juggernaut

2007-2008 Moot Court Board
and Team Members

The moot court program at the University of Georgia has been described as a juggernaut, and the analogy couldn't be more accurate. Each year, UGA students compete in the most difficult appellate tournaments in the country, and they consistently win. 

Twice in the last 16 years, UGA has reigned supreme in the oldest and most prestigious moot court tournament in the country, the National Moot Court Competition.  Georgia Law has captured the regional crown en route to the nationals three of the last five years. More than 150 teams enter the competition each year, sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.  

UGA's moot court program is girded by the commitment of faculty members and moot court alumni, who volunteer to judge practice rounds of oral arguments. Excellence is demanded and expected, and moot court students deliver. 

Additional opportunities are offered through moot court exchanges held in alternating years with Gray's Inn of London, England, and King's Inn of Dublin, Ireland. The exchanges offer enriched experience in the courtroom and promote the knowledge of other cultures and legal systems.


 

"Moot court gave me the opportunity to work on real world legal problems with some of the brightest students in the law school.  I developed advocacy and analytical skills you cannot receive in the classroom.  It is by far the most valuable experience I had in law school."

Trinity. M. Hundredmark, J.D. '04.
 2003-04 Hulsey-Kimbrell and Intrastate Moot Court Teams,
  2002-04 Moot Court Board, 
Associate - Andersen, Tate, McGarity & Carr, P.C.
Lawrenceville, Georgia
 


 
Demonstrated Excellence in Major Competitions

National Moot Court Tournament 

  • National Champions: 1996-97, 1991-1992
  • National Semifinalists:   2002-03, 1993-94, 1992-93
  • Regional Champions: 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1997-98, 1996-97, 1995-96, 1994-95, 1993-94, 1992-93, 1991-92.

Philip C. Jessup International Law 
Moot Court Competition
  • World Champion: 1990
  • National Champions: 1996, 1994, 1991, 1990
  • Regional Champions: 2004, 2002, 2001, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1991

Georgia Intrastate Moot Court Competition
  • Champions: 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001

National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
  • Champions: 2006, 1997
  • Finalists:  2004, 2001
  • Semifinalist:  2007

Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition
  • Champions:  2006, 2002
  • Finalists 2004, 2003
  • Semifinalist:  2007

American Bar Associational Regional Competition
  • Champions: 2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
  • National Finalists: 2005

Hulsey-Kimbrell Competition
  • 17 victories



  
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