Fifth Annual Moot Court Info

When the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court completes its term at the end of June, we will pick our case and begin creating this year's materials. We will email everyone when we're done (target date: end of July). Please feel free to email or phone us (925) 947-4356 in a mean time.

The Fifth Annual Moot Court Competition will take place in October 17, 2009.

Fourth Annual Competition Results

The fourth annual competition took place on Saturday, October 11, 2008. The winner was the team of Zhuchen Xu and Cecillia Xie from California High School in San Ramon. In second place was Adithi Rajapuram and Jenny Reich from Acalanes in Lafayette. Three teams tied for third place Aaron Boltz, Kate Parker Morgansen and Shannon Schumacher from Acalanes; Anthony Andrade, Aubria Bauder and Amber Kern from Antioch and Tyler Berbert and Tyler Kresch from College Park in Pleasant Hill. Over 40 students and 20 attorneys and judges participated. Students argued both sides of the California Supreme Court's recent decision In re Marriage Case which legalized same-sex marriages.

You can download the case materials here.     Student Packet      Teacher Packet

Download a Brief Template (MS Word document to type your brief in ).

We will be posting a photo gallery very soon. Please check back.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION
 Teams of two to five students come to the Contra Costa County Courthouse (A.F. Bray Courts, 1010 Ward Street) in Martinez, CA on a Saturday in October to present their oral arguments before three-judge courts (made up of attorneys and judges). The format will be similar to CRF's Mock Trial pretrial motion. Each team will have two chances to present—once per side. Then we'll have the semifinal and championship rounds, lunch and awards. Entry fee is $25 per participant (includes snacks, pizza and a T-Shirt). Schools may have more than one team. The competition runs from 8:30 AM to about 3:30 PM.

WE ALSO PROVIDE A FREE TRAINING AND INFORMATION SESSION!
Want to learn more about the competition and ask the authors questions? We will have a training session (usually on the last Saturday in September).

We will go over the case and rules and answer any questions you may have. There is no cost. Students, coaches, parents and anyone interested in Moot Court is welcome.


OTHER DOWNLOADS and LINKS

Prior Years Moot Court Competitions and materials

2007 Morse v. Frederick (Bong HiTS 4 Jesus) Student Packet       Teacher Packet
2006 Roper v. Simmons (Juvenile death penalty) Student Packet    Teacher Packet

For more details and competition results, see below.

The 2007 case was Morse v. Frederick (Bong HiTS 4 Jesus). This is U.S. Supreme Court case concerning high school students and the First Amendment.

Student Packet       Teacher Packet

Competition Results

College Park High School, Pleasant Hill (Winner)
Antioch High School, Antioch (Runner up)
Monte Vista High School, Danville (Semi-finalist/3rd place, tie)
Hillsdale High School, Hillsdale (Semi-finalist/3rd place, tie)
Acalanes High School, Lafayette (5th place)

The 2006 case was Roper v. Simmons. This U.S. Supreme Court case decided whether or not juveniles can be sentenced to death.

Competition Results

Hillsdale High School, Hillsdale (Winner)
College Park High School, Pleasant Hill (Runner up)
Antioch High School, Antioch (Semi-finalist/3rd place, tie)
Acalanes High School, Lafayette (Semi-finalist/3rd place, tie)

Brief Template (An MS Word document that students can type their briefs in).

Full (including Student Packet) classroom materials

Student Packet (All student and competition materials)

Teacher's Guide (Teacher instructions and assessments only)

You can download the full set of materials in one document, or if you have a slower connection or computer, you can download the "Teacher's Guide" and the "Student Packet" separately and get the same materials.

 

 

 

 

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