American Collegiate Moot Court Association

American Collegiate
Moot Court Association

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, Professor, Political Science, UT Arlington

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

The ACMA Regional Tournaments

There will be seven regional qualifier 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: LSR67@verizon.net).

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: Amanda Taylor (Email: amtaylor@phc.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).

ACMA 2009 National Tournament Winners

Rachel Heflin and Aidan Grano- Patrick Henry College

Brianna Edelblut and Joseph Alm- Patrick Henry College

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

For general information on the National Tournament, please visit:

www.chapman.edu/law/about/ACMA2009.asp

Link to registration 2009 national tournament registration form

Link to schedule for the 2009 national tournament (updated 1/12)

For Information about Chapman Law contact Ms. Christine Lewis

Phone: (714) 628-2605

email: chlewis@chapman.edu

ACMA Rules ACMA Judging Ballot

The 2009-10 Tournament Case is now available
Link to information on the 2009 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, Professor, Political Science, UT Arlington

	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

	The ACMA Regional Tournaments


There will be seven regional qualifier 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: LSR67@verizon.net). 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: Amanda Taylor (Email: amtaylor@phc.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).

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:	Aidan Grano- Patrick Henry College John Burzynski- Denison University Andrew Roblyer- Texas A&M Robert Kelly- Patrick Henry College Joseph Alm- Patrick Henry College Siva Kasinathan- Drake University Rachel Heflin- Patrick Henry College Daniel Gwen- UT-Austin Alexandra Schmitt- College of Wooster 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

View the ACMA Executive Committee roster

	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			For general information on the National Tournament, please visit: www.chapman.edu/law/about/ACMA2009.asp Link to registration 2009 national tournament registration form Link to schedule for the 2009 national tournament (updated 1/12) For Information about Chapman Law contact Ms. Christine Lewis Phone: (714) 628-2605 email: chlewis@chapman.edu

	ACMA Rules ACMA Judging Ballot


Link to ACMA Rules			Link to ACMA ballot