Florida Bar Association’s Chester Bedell Trial Competition. January 19-21 (8 schools, 16 Teams) St. Thomas wins over Stetson. St. Thomas and FIU were semi-finalists. Participating Schools, each with 2 teams: Barry, Cooley, Florida, Florida International, Miami, Nova Southeastern, Stetson, and St. Thomas.
Shark Beach Showdown hosted by Nova Southeastern. February 22-25 (24 Schools) Pace wins over Georgia. UCLA and South Texas were semi-finalists. Regent, Illinois Chicago, Stetson, and Florida are quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: Alabama, Buffalo, Chapman, Charleston, Georgia, Florida, Florida State, Fordham, Illinois Chicago, Ole Miss, Michigan State, Northern Kentucky, Pace, Seton Hall, South Carolina, South Texas, Stetson, Syracuse, Texas Southern Thurgood Marshall, Texas Tech, Regent, UCLA, UMKC, and Villanova.
Online National Championship hosted by Drexel, Hofstra, and UCLA February 23-25 Hofstra and UCLA are co-Champions. Cumberland and Fordham were semi-finalists. Baylor, UCLA 2, UCLA 3, and UCLA 4 were quarter-finalists. (50 Teams, 27 Schools) Participating Schools: Akron x 2, Arizona x 2, Baylor x 2, UC Berkeley, Cal Western, Cumberland x 3, Drexel, Florida International x 3, Fordham, Golden Gate, Harvard, Hofstra x 2, Houston x 2, Illinois Chicago, LSU x 2, Mercer x 2, Pace x 2, Pacific McGeorge x 2, Quinnipiac, San Diego x 2, SMU, South Carolina x 3, St. Mary’s x 3, Temple x 2, UCLA x 4, UNLV x 2, and William & Mary.
South Carolina’s Trials & Tribulations Competition March 1-3 (24 Schools) St. John’s wins over Illinois Chicago and Mercer. Nova Southeastern, Baylor, and Texas were semi-finalists. Cumberland, St, Mary’s, and Emory were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Buffalo, Campbell, Cumberland, Emory, Fordham, Georgia, Houston, Illinois Chicago, Kansas, Maryland, Mercer, Nova Southeastern, Pacific McGeorge, Quinnipiac, South Dakota, South Texas, St. John’s, St, Mary’s, Syracuse, Texas, UC Berkeley and William & Mary.
LSU’s Bayou Challenge Mock Trial Competiton. March 1-3 (8 Teams) St. Mary’s wins over North Carolina and Mississippi College. Participating Schools: Houston, Loyola New Orleans, LSU, Mississippi College, North Carolina, Southern, St. Mary’s, and Wash U.
NTC Region 1: Vermont and Connecticut co-hosting: February 8-11 (23 Teams,12 Schools) Harvard and Boston College are going to Texas! Harvard 2 and Boston College 2 were finalists. New England 1, New England 2, New Hampshire, and Suffolk were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Boston College, Boston University, Connecticut, Harvard, Maine, New England, New Hampshire, Northeastern (1 team only), Quinnipiac, Roger Wiliams, Suffolk, and Vermont.
NTC Region 2: Hofstra and St. John’s co-hosting, St. John’s competing in different region: February 2-4 (22 Teams, 11 Schools) Hofstra and Syracuse are going to Texas! Fordham and NYU were finalists. Fordham 2, Pace 1, Pace 2, and Brooklyn were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cornell, Fordham, Hofstra, New York, NYU, Pace, Syracuse, Yale, and Yeshiva.
NTC Region 3: Temple hosting: February 1-4 (19 Teams, 10 Schools) Rutgers and Villanova are going to Texas! Drexel and Penn were finalists. Temple, Villanova 2, Penn 2, and Duquesne were semifinalists. Participating Schools: Drexel, Duquense, Penn State, Penn State Dickinson, Penn, Pittsburgh (1 team only), Rutger (1 team only), Seton Hall (1 team only), Temple and Villanova.
NTC Region 4: Maryland hosting: February 9-11 (22 Teams, 12 Schools) American and Maryland are going to Texas! Baltimore and Catholic are finalists. Georgetown, American 2, Baltimore 2, and George Washington were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: American, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Howard, Catholic, Baltimore, Maryland, UDC, Virginia (1 team only), West Virginia, and Widener (1 team only).
NTC Region 5: William & Mary hosting but competing region 7: February 2-4 (18 Teams, 10 Schools) Campbell and South Carolina are going to Texas! Campbell 2 and South Carolina 2 were finalists. Richmond, Wake Forest, Regent, and North Carolina Central were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Campbell, Charleston (1 team only), Duke, Elon, North Carolina Central, Regent (1 team only), North Carolina, Richmond, South Carolina, and Wake Forest.
NTC Region 6: Stetson hosting: February 2-4 (25 Teams, 14 Schools) Georgia and Stetson are going to Texas! Mercer 1 and Mercer 2 were finalists. Emory, Miami, Georgia 2, and Stetson 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: John Marshall Atlanta, Ave Maria (1 team only), Barry, Emory, Florida State, Georgia State, Puerto Rico (1 team only), Mercer, Nova Southeastern, St. Thomas (1 team only), Stetson, Florida, Georgia, and Miami.
NTC Region 7: Michigan State hosting: February 8-10 (22 Teams, 11 Schools) Ohio Northern and Michigan are going to Texas! William & Mary 1 and William & Mary 2 were finalists. Cincinnati, Ohio State, Case Western 1, and Case Western 2 were semifinalists. Participating Schools: Case Western, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio Northern, Ohio State, Akron, Cincinnati, Dayton, Michigan, Wayne State, and William & Mary.
NTC Region 8: Cumberland hosting: February 16-18 (26 Teams, 13 Schools) Cumberland 1 and Cumberland 2 are going to Texas! Belmont and Memphis were finalists. Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Lincoln Memorial were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Belmont, Faulkner, Alabama, Lincoln Memorial, Mississippi College, Northern Kentucky, Cumberland, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.
NTC Region 9: St. Louis hosting: February 8-10 (21 Teams, 11 Schools) Chicago Kent and St. John’s are going to Texas! Illinois and Northwestern were finalists. St. John’s 2, Loyola Chicago 1, Loyola Chicago 2, and St. Louis were semifinalists. Participating Schools: Chicago-Kent, DePaul, Indiana, Loyola Chicago, Northwestern, St. Louis, Southern Illinois, St. John’s, UIC, Illinois, and Wash U (1 team only).
NTC Region 10: Baylor hosting but competing in Region 11: February 16-18 (10 Teams, 17 Schools) Texas and St. Mary’s are going to Texas! Texas 2 and St. Mary’s 2 were finalists. Houston, Tulane, South Texas, and Texas Southern were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: LSU (1 team only), Loyola New Orleans (1 team only), South Texas, Southern (1 team only), St. Mary’s, Texas Southern, Tulane, Arkansas Little Rock, Houston, and Texas.
NTC Region 11: Oklahoma hosting: February 2-4 (24 Teams, 13 Schools) UMKC 1 and UMKC 2 are going to Texas! Texas A & M and Kansas are finalists. Missouri, Baylor, Kansas 2, and Texas Tech were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Oklahoma City (1 team only), SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, UMKC, North Texas, Oklahoma,
NTC Region 12: Mitchell Hamline hosting: February 16-18 (10 Teams, 19 Schools) Minnesota 1 and Minnesota 2 are going to Texas! Iowa and Wisconsin were finalists. Iowa 2, Nebraska, Mitchell Hamline, and Drake were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Creighton, Drake, Mitchell Hamline, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, St. Thomas Minnesota (1 team only), and Wisconsin.
NTC Region 13: Denver hosting: February 2-4 (21 Teams, 11 Schools) Lewis & Clark and Loyola LA are going to Texas! Denver 1 and Denver 2 were finalists. Seattle, BYU, Colorado, and Loyola LA 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Loyola LA, Montana, BYU, Gonzaga, Lewis & Clark, Seattle, Colorado, Denver, Oregon, Utah and Washington (1 team only).
NTC Region 14: UC Law San Francisco hosting: February 16-18 (23 Teams, 13 Schools) UC Berkeley and UC Law SF are going to Texas! UC Law SF 2 and UNLV were finalists. Arizona State, UC Davis, Pepperdine, and Pacific McGeorge were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Pepperdine, Arizona State (1 team only), Golden Gate, Santa Clara, Stanford (1 team only), Arizona, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Law SF, Hawaii (1 team only), UNLV, New Mexico, and Pacific McGeorge.
NTC Region 15: Loyola LA and Pepperdine co-hosting, Loyola LA competing in Region 13, Pepperdine competing in Region 14: February 9-11 (14 Teams, 7 Schools) UCLA 1 and UCLA 2 are going to Texas! Cal Western and San Diego were finalists. Cal Western 2, San Diego 2, Southwestern, and USC were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Cal Western, Southwestern, UC Irvine, UCLA, San Diego, USC, and Western State.
NTC NATIONALS: Hoston, Texas: April 2-6 (30 Teams, 26 Schools) UCLA wins over UCLA. Boston College and UMKC were semi-finalists. Campbell, Lewis & Clark, Minnesota, and UC Berkely were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Boston College, Campbell, Chicago-Kent, Cumberland 1, Cumberland 2, Georgia, Harvard, Hofstra, Lewis & Clark, Loyola LA, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota 1, Minnesota 2, Ohio Northern, Rutgers, South Carolina, Stetson, St. John’s. St. Mary’s, Syracuse, Texas, UC Berkeley, UCLA 1, UCLA 2, UC Law SF, UMKC 1, UMKC 2, and Villanova.
AAJ Region 1: March 7-10 (16 Teams,12 Schools) Brooklyn and NYU are going to Chicago! Fordham and Pace were finalists. St. John’s, Rutgers, Hofstra 1, and Hofstra 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Albany, Brooklyn, Fordham 1, Fordham 2, Hofstra 1, Hofstra 2, New York Law, NYU 1, NYU 2, Pace, Quinnipiac, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s 1, St. John’s 2, and Touro.
AAJ Region 2: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 12 Schools) Temple and Drexel are going to Chicago! William & Mary and Drexel 2 were finalists. Duquesne, Harvard, Roger Williams, and Villanova were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Boston, Drexel 1, Drexel 2, Duquesne 1, Duquesne 2, Harvard, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Massachusetts 1, Massachusetts 2, Roger Williams, Suffolk, Temple 1, Temple 2, Villanova, Western New England, William & Mary 1, and William & Mary 2.
AAJ Region 3: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 13 Schools) Georgetown and Maryland are going to Chicago! Maryland 2 and American were finalists. Mercer, Howard, George Mason 1, and George Mason 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: American 1, American 2, Baltimore, Emory, George Mason 1, George Mason 2, Georgetown 1, Georgetown 2, Howard, John Marshall Atlanta, Maryland 1, Maryland 2, Mercer 1, Mercer 2, and Virginia.
AAJ Region 4: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 12 Schools) Campbell and Wake Forest are going to Chicago! Stetson and Florida State were finalists. Campbell 2, Wake Forest 2, St. Thomas, and Florida International were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Barry, Campbell 1, Campbell 2, Charleston, Florida, Florida International, Florida State, Miami 1, Miami 2, Richmond, South Carolina 1, South Carolina 2, St. Thomas, Stetson, Wake Forest 1, and Wake Forest 2.
AAJ Region 5: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 11 Schools) Regent and Cleveland State are going to Chicago! Akron and Syracuse were finalists. Akron 2, Case Western 1, Case Western 2, Ohio State, were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Akron 1, Akron 2, Buffalo, Case Western 1, Case Western 2, Cleveland State 1, Cleveland State 2, Liberty, Notre Dame 1, Notre Dame 2, Ohio Northern 1, Ohio Northern 2, Regent, Syracuse, Ohio State, and Washington & Lee
AAJ Region 6: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 9 Schools) Northwestern and Illinois are going to Chicago! Drake and DePaul were finalists. UIC, Wayne State, Michigan, and Chicago-Kent were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Chicago-Kent 1, Chicago-Kent 2, DePaul 1, DePaul 2, Drake 1, Drake 2, Illinois 1, Illinois 2, Illinois Chicago 1, Illinois Chicago 2, Loyola Chicago, Michigan 1, Michigan 2, Northwestern, Wayne State 1, and Wayne State 2.
AAJ Region 7: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 12 Schools) Baylor and South Texas are going to Chicago! SMU and Wash U were finalists. Baylor 2, UMKC, Houston, and St. Mary’s were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor 1, Baylor 2, Houston 1, Houston 2, Missouri, South Texas 1, South Texas 2, SMU, St. Louis, St. Mary’s 1, St. Mary’s 2, Texas A&M, Texas, Texas Southern, UMKC, and Wash U.
AAJ Region 8: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 12 Schools) Cumberland 1 and Cumberland 2 are going to Chicago! Denver and Alabama were finalists. Belmont, Faulkner, Tulane 1, and Tulane 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Alabama 1, Alabama 2, Belmont 1, Belmont 2, Birmingham, Cumberland 1, Cumberland 2, Denver, Faulkner, Kansas, Loyola New Orleans, Mississippi College, Tulane 1, Tulane 2, Vanderbilt, and Washburn.
AAJ Region 9: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 13 Schools) UCLA 1 and UCLA 2 are going to Chicago! Creighton and Marquette were finalists. Arizona State, UC Davis, UC Law SF, and Colorado were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Arizona State, Colorado, Creighton 1, Creighton 2, Lewis & Clark, Marquette 1, Marquette 2, Mitchell Hamline, St. Thomas, Tulsa, UC Law SF, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA 1, UCLA 2, and Wisconsin.
AAJ Region 10: March 7-10 (16 Teams, 12 Schools) Pepperdine and Seattle are going to Chicago! Chapman and Pacific McGeorge were finalists. Loyola La 1, Loyola La 2, San Diego, and Washington were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Cal Western 1, Cal Western 2, Chapman, Golden Gate, Loyola LA 1, Loyola LA 2, Pacific McGeorge 1, Pacific McGeorge 2, Pepperdine, Santa Clara, Seattle, Southwestern, San Diego 1, San Diego 2, Washington, and Western State.
AAJ NATIONALS: April 4-7 (20 Teams, 18 Schools) Baylor wins over UCLA. Temple and UCLA 2 were semi-finalists. Cleveland State, Cumberland, Georgetown and NYU were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Brooklyn, Campbell, Cleveland State, Cumberland 1, Cumberland 2, Drexel, Georgetown, Illinois, Maryland, Northwestern, NYU, Pepperdine, Regent, Seattle, South Texas, Temple, UCLA 1, UCLA 2, and Wake Forest.
Queens’ County District Attorney Competiton. March 8-10 (18 Teams) Stetson wins over St. John’s. St. Thomas and Rutgers were semi-finalists. Drexel, Hofstra, Chicago-Kent, and Quinnipiac were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: Brooklyn, Buffalo, Campbell, Chicago-Kent, CUNY School of Law, Drexel, Emory, Fordham, Hofstra, New York Law School, Pace, Quinnipiac, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Dakota, Stetson, St. John’s, St. Thomas (FL)
South Texas Challenge. March 21-24 (30 Teams) Stetson wins over Ohio Northern. Georgetown and South Carolina were semi-finalists. Hoston, Loyola LA, Texas, and UC Law SF were quarter-finalists. Baylor, Cal Western, Duquesne, Georgia, Mercer, North Carolina, SMU, and Wisconsin were octo-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Baylor, BYU, Cal Western, Cumberland, Duquesne, Georgetown, Georgia, Georgia State, Howard, Houston, Illinois Chicago, Loyola LA, Loyola New Orleans, Mercer, North Carolina, North Texas, Nova Southeastern, Oklahoma, Ohio Northern, SMU, South Carolina, St. John’s, Stetson, Texas, Texas A & M, Texas Tech, UC Law SF, Wisconsin, and William & Mary.
Capitol City Challenge: March 21-24 (16 Teams) Temple wins over Campbell. Michigan and South Carolina were semi-finalists. Colorado, Howard, Northwestern, and Stetson were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: Campbell, Colorado, Fordham, George Washington, Harvard, Hofstra, Howard, Michigan, Northwestern, Pacific McGeorge, Stetson, South Carolina, South Texas, St. John’s, Syracuse and Temple,
Pacific McGeorge National Ethics Trial Competiton. March 22-24 (22 Teams) UCLA wins over Stetson. Loyola Chicago and UC Berkeley were semi-finalists. Denver, FIU, George Mason and Mercer were quarterfinalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Denver, Drexel, Florida International, Fordham, George Mason, Houston, Illinois, Loyola Chicago, Maryland, Mercer, Ole Miss, San Diego, South Dakota, South Texas, Stetson, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Law SF, UCLA,
George Washington’s Estrella Trial Competition (in Puerto Rico) April 13-14 (14 Teams) American wins over George Washington. Illinois and Puerto Rico were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Brooklyn, Cardozo, Chapman, Colorado, Florida International, George Washington, Howard, Illinois, LSU, Northwestern, Penn, Puerto Rico, and Virginia.
San Fernando Bar Association Trial Competition. April 5-6 (6 Schools,10 Teams) UCLA wins over UC Davis. Participating Schools: Chapman, Pepperdine 1, Pepperdine 2, Thomas Jefferson, UC Davis 1, UC Davis 2, UCLA 1, UCLA 2, USC, and West LA.
Amicus Cup (in Las Vegas). April 19-21 (12 Teams) Hofstra wins over Baylor. Drexel and South Carolina were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Cumberland, Drexel, Hofstra, Houston, Nova Southeastern, South Carolina, St. Mary’s, Stetson, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UNLV.
Baylor’s Top Gun Competition. May/June (16 Teams) UCLA wins over Mercer. Maryland and Stetson were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Boston College, Campbell, Cumberland, Drexel, Georgetown, Georgia, Hofstra, Maryland, Mercer, South Carolina, Stetson, St. John’s, Temple, Texas, UCLA, and UMKC.
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