Hinton Moot Court

About Hinton Moot Court

The Edward W. Hinton Moot Court Competition is the Law School’s own moot court competition, open to 2L and 3L students in the Law School.  Participants gain experience in appellate advocacy—both written and oral—in three rounds of competition (one each quarter):

• Preliminary Rounds (Fall):  Open to all 2L’s and 3L’s (except those 3L’s who were Semi-Finalists last year).  No brief-writing is required.  Participants argue both sides of current Supreme Court case—based on briefs prepared by the real advocates—in front of a panel of alumni or practitioner judges.  First-time competitors are required to have a practice argument with a member of the Moot Court board.

• Semi-Final Rounds (Winter):  The top approx. 10-12 competitors from the Preliminary Rounds write briefs and argue a new case in front of a panel of faculty judges. 

• Final Rounds (Spring):  The top four competitors from the Semi-Final Rounds write briefs and argue a new case in front of a panel of real judges (typically federal appellate judges).

Dates for the 2011-12 Competition

• Registration Deadline:  11:59 PM, October 26, 2011
• Practice Arguments:  October 26-28 and November 1-4, 2011
• Preliminary (Fall) Rounds:  November 7-9 and 14-16, 2011
• Semi-Final (Winter) Round:  February 20, 2012
• Final (Spring) Round:  April 30, 2012

Hinton Moot Court Board

The members of the 2011-12 Hinton Moot Court Board are:

Co-Chairs

• Andrew Grindrod
• Nick Tarasen

Members

• Patrick Barry
• Shai Bronshtein
• Patrick Castle
• Erica Guy
• Amanda Penabad

To contact the Moot Court Board, e-mail us at moot@law.uchicago.edu.