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American Collegiate
Moot Court Association

 

 

The 2009-10 Tournament Case is now available (updated July 29)

 

Link to information on the 2009-2010 brief writing competition is now available

Link to the 2008 winning brief written by Brianna Edelblut and Ben Sayre is now available

 

 

About the American Collegiate Moot Court Association

 

Moot Court competition (simulated legal argumentation before hypothetical appellate courts) has long been an educational opportunity limited to the law school environment. The ultimate goal of the American Collegiate Moot Court Association (ACMA) is to build a system of top-quality undergraduate moot court competitions in America. Achieving this goal requires the meeting of specific objectives, including the following: a carefully drafted problem with associated authority list, clear, comprehensive, equitable, and uniform rules refined through experience; well-planned, publicized, and directed tournaments; and informed and uniform judging. In pursuit of these ends, ACMA functions under the leadership of an Executive Committee, whose members are listed below.

For further reading: What is Undergraduate Moot Court by Dr. Charles R. Knerr,  and Making Moot Court Matter: Getting the Most out of Moot Court Simulations By Dr. Kimi King, Dr. Lewis Ringel, and Dr. Paul Weizer

For a text book on moot court: How To Please the Court:  A Moot Court Handbook.

 

 

ACMA 2010 National Tournament, January 15 and 16, 2010

Florida International University College of Law

Miami, Florida

 

Tournament case: view a printer-friendly version of the case for the 2010 National tournament (updated July 29)

 

 

The ACMA Regional Tournaments

 

There will be eight regional qualifing tournaments held in Fall 2009.

Students wishing to compete at the 2010 National Tournament must qualify through one of the tournaments listed below:

Eastern Regional Tournament, Fitchburg State College, November 20-21, 2009. Contact: Dr. Paul Weizer
(Email: pweizer@fsc.edu).

Midwest Regional Tournament, College of Wooster, November 20-21, 2009 Contact: Dr. Mark Weaver
(Email: mweaver@wooster.edu).

Western Regional Tournament, California State, Long December 4-5, 2009. Contact: Dr. Lewis Ringel (Email: LRingel@csulb.edu).

Southwestern Regional Tournament, Texas Tech University,  November 6-7, 2009. Contact: Dr. Kimi King
(Email: kking@unt.edu).

Southeastern Regional Tournament, University of Tampa, November 13-14. Contact: Dr. Alisa Smith (Email: alisa.smith@ut.edu).

 

Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament-Regent University School of Law- November 20-21, 2008. Contact: Melissa Hudgins (Email: melihud@regent.edu). 

 

South Central Regional Tournament, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law- November 20-21, 2009.  Contact: Dr. Hans Hacker (Email: hhacker@astate.edu). 

 

Upper Midwest Regional Tournament, Hamline University, November 20-21, 2009.  Contact Dr. Jackie Palmer (Email: jpalmer03@gw.hamline.edu). 

ACMA National Tournament Champions

2001- Marta DeLeon and Sarah Horn from Hardin Simmons College

2002 Rob Welker and Lorianna Anderson from Howard Payne University

2003 -Thomas Hartnett and Ja'Nene Hall from California State University-Long Beach

2004 -Andrew Stubblefield and Mark Melton from University of Texas at Arlington

2005- Peter Kamakawiwoole and Sara Wilson from Patrick Henry College

2006- Brian Wright and Rachel Williams from Patrick Henry College

2007- Adam Morrison and Brian Dotson from Armstrong Atlantic State University

2008- Katharine McCarthy and Drew Glassroth from the College of Wooster

2009- Rachel Heflin and Aidan Grano from Patrick Henry College

 

 

ACMA 2009 National Tournament Winners

 

Top Ten Orators:

1.      Aidan Grano- Patrick Henry College

2.      John Burzynski- Denison University

3.      Andrew Roblyer- Texas A&M

4.      Robert Kelly- Patrick Henry College

5.      Joseph Alm- Patrick Henry College

6.      Siva Kasinathan- Drake University

7.      Rachel Heflin- Patrick Henry College

8.      Daniel Gwen- UT-Austin

9.      Alexandra Schmitt- College of Wooster

10.  Brianna Edelblut- Patrick Henry College

 

Winning Team:

 Rachel Heflin and Aidan Grano- Patrick Henry College

 

Runners-up:

  Brianna Edelblut and Joseph Alm- Patrick Henry College

 

Semi-finalists:

 Robert Kelly and Joseph Mieding-Patrick Henry College

 Allie Hallmark and Emily Owenby- University of North Texas

     ACMA 2009 Brief Writing Competition

Best Petitioner Brief:               1. Abram Skarda and Ryan Mullenix- Arkansas State University

                                              2. Chandler Smith and Nicole Mazzarella- Liberty University

                                                3. Rachel Blum and Noah Oberlander- Patrick Henry College

                                 Best Respondent Brief:           1. Aaron and Joshua Kamakawiwoole- Patrick Henry College

                                                2. Grace Lichleiter and Rebecca Ries- Patrick Henry College

                                             3. Robert Kelly and James Mieding- Patrick Henry College

                                  Congratulations to all of our winners and participants.

 

 

ACMA Executive Committee

 

 

ACMA National Tournament Contact Information

 

Tournament Contact:

Dr. Paul Weizer

President, ACMA

Fitchburg State College

160 Pearl Street

Fitchburg, MA 01420

Phone: (978) 665-3272

Fax: (978) 665-4530

email: pweizer@fsc.edu

 

 


 

General information on the National Tournament is coming soon:

Link to registration 2010 national tournament registration form

Link to schedule for the 2010 national tournament

For Information about Florida International Law School contact Dean Alma Miro

Phone: (305) 348-8007

email: miroa@fiu.edu

 

 

 

ACMA Rules                                                            ACMA Judging Ballot

 

 

Link to ACMA Rules

Link to ACMA ballot

 

 

 

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