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 Round (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 a current 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 Round (Winter):  The top 10-12 competitors from the Preliminary Round write briefs and argue a new case in front of a panel of faculty judges. 

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

2012-2013 Moot Court Finalists:

2012-2013 Moot Court Honorable Mentions:

• Jeff Gilson

• Mishan Wroe

Dates for the 2012-13 Competition:

• Information Meeting:  October 15, 2012 
• Registration Deadline:  11:59 PM, October 22, 2012
• Practice Arguments:  October 24-26 and October 31-November 2, 2012
• Preliminary (Fall) Rounds:  November 5-9 and 12-16, 2012
• Semi-Final (Winter) Round:  February 25, 2013
• Final (Spring) Round:  April 29, 2013

Hinton Moot Court Board

The members of the 2012-13 Hinton Moot Court Board:

Co-Chairs

• Neil Conrad
• Sonia Lahr-Pastor

Members

• Jason Feld
• Ehren Fournier
• Rebecca Horwitz
• Daniel Lim

To contact the Moot Court Board, email us at moot@law.uchicago.edu.