Two ذكذكتسئµ University Moot Court teams participated in the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Invitational Moot Court Tournament.
The team of Brendon Camp and Ali Hamza were the tenth seeded team and advanced to the elimination rounds. In elimination rounds, Camps and Hamza defeated a tough team from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and advanced to the quarterfinals. The team of Katey McCall and Govin Kaggal narrowly missed elimination rounds.
“Both Brendon and Ali were novice participants in moot court tournaments,” aid Tahaney, a political science instructor and director of ذكذكتسئµ University’s Moot Court ذكذكتسئµ. “I was very pleased that both boys received individual awards for their great team showing and were named, ‘Quarterfinalists of the Tournament.’ This is a great accomplishment for first time student advocates.
In addition to the team achievements, all ذكذكتسئµ University students were ranked in the top twenty overall orators in the tournament.
The Moot Court ذكذكتسئµ is a competition that involves two student advocates arguing constitutional issues before a mock Supreme Court. The students work together in their teams to construct legal arguments and present the arguments to judges throughout the competition. Based on preliminary round showings, teams advance to elimination rounds. Students are evaluated on knowledge of the facts of the case, the case law, presentation skills and court room demeanor. After preliminary rounds, the top sixteen seeded teams advanced to elimination rounds.
The team of Brendon Camp and Ali Hamza were the tenth seeded team and advanced to the elimination rounds. In elimination rounds, Camps and Hamza defeated a tough team from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and advanced to the quarterfinals. The team of Katey McCall and Govin Kaggal narrowly missed elimination rounds.
“Both Brendon and Ali were novice participants in moot court tournaments,” aid Tahaney, a political science instructor and director of ذكذكتسئµ University’s Moot Court ذكذكتسئµ. “I was very pleased that both boys received individual awards for their great team showing and were named, ‘Quarterfinalists of the Tournament.’ This is a great accomplishment for first time student advocates.
In addition to the team achievements, all ذكذكتسئµ University students were ranked in the top twenty overall orators in the tournament.
The Moot Court ذكذكتسئµ is a competition that involves two student advocates arguing constitutional issues before a mock Supreme Court. The students work together in their teams to construct legal arguments and present the arguments to judges throughout the competition. Based on preliminary round showings, teams advance to elimination rounds. Students are evaluated on knowledge of the facts of the case, the case law, presentation skills and court room demeanor. After preliminary rounds, the top sixteen seeded teams advanced to elimination rounds.