Moot Court

Moot Court Honors Board is a student-run honors organization which provides its members with the opportunity to develop their oral and written appellate advocacy skills. Students who have demonstrated exceptional appellate advocacy skills are invited to join MCHB. Members compete in several national competitions each year with varied subject matters in cities as close as San Diego and as far away as New York and Chicago.

MCHB is dedicated to helping its members achieve their greatest potential in appellate advocacy with the help of fellow members and distinguished faculty members as coaches throughout the competition process. Even for those students that may not want to pursue a career in appellate advocacy, MCHB still offers you invaluable experience to develop your oral and written skills which will serve you well in any field. Members are also eligible to receive academic credit for their involvement on MCHB.

In collaboration with the Center for Children’s Rights, the Board also hosts an annual national competition in Juvenile Law.

JOINING MOOT COURT

1. GRADING ON TO MCHB

The Institute for Legal Writing holds the Susan G. McGuigan Oral Advocacy Competition near the end of each Legal Writing II course. All semi-finalists in this competition who compete to make it to the finals and receive an 85 or higher overall in Legal Writing I and II are invited to grade on to MCHB.

2. COMPETING ON TO MCHB

In addition to those that are invited to grade on, we hold the Sonnenberg Competition each Fall where all students who have completed Legal Writing I and II have a chance to gain membership, provided they are in good academic standing. Students who are invited to join will be eligible to receive an academic unit for their efforts during the competition.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on the Juvenile Law competition, click here.

For more information for current students, please visit our TWEN site.

You can also contact the Board at: mootcourt@law.whittier.edu