Florida Bar Chester Bedell Trial Competition (January 21-23) (16 Teams, 10 Schools) Florida International wins over Barry. Nova Southeastern and Barry were semi-finalists. Other participating schools: Barry, Florida A&M, Florida International, Florida State, Nova Southeastern, St. Thomas, Stetson, Florida, Miami, and Cooley
Ole Miss Southern Classic (February 11-13 semi-finals and finals in person) (8 Teams) Participating Schools include: Harvard wins over Faulkner. South Carolina and South Texas were sem-finalists. Other schools participating: West Virginia, Pace, Houston, and St. Mary’s.
George Mason’s Costello Trial Competition (February 3-6) (24 Teams, In-person) Richmond won over Richmond. Harvard, Mercer, William & Mary and Texas were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Brooklyn, Case Western, UDC, Georgetown, Harvard, Houston, Loyola New Orleans, LSU, Mercer, Mississippi, New York, Richmond, Stetson, Texas, Tulane, Texas A&M, Connecticut, Colorado, and William & Mary.
American University’s Capitol City Challenge (February 23-27) (30 Teams: Online) Fordham wins over UCLA. Chapman and Denver were semi-finalists. Georgia, South Carolina, Hofstra, and St. Thomas were quarter-finalists. Howard, UC Berkeley, Maryland, UIC John Marshall, St, John’s, Houston, and Temple were octo-finalists. Other schools participating: Baylor, Buffalo, Cumberland, Georgia State, Houston, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio Northern, Pacific McGeorge, South Dakota, South Texas, St. Mary’s, Georgetown, and Golden Gate.
University of Florida’s National Trial Advocacy Tournament: (February 24-27) (10 Schools – online) Mississippi wins over UCLA. Fordham and Drexel were semi-finalists. Other schools participating: St Thomas, Loyola New Orleans, Tulsa 1, Tulsa 2, Villanova, and UC Davis
Queen’s County District Attorney’s Office Mock Trial Competition (March 4-6) (16 Teams in Person*) NYU wins over Houston. Emory and St. John’s were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: ….
South Texas Mock Trial Challenge (March 23-27) (38 Teams in Person*) Campbell wins over Mercer. Hofstra and Stetson were semi-finalists. Houston, Penn, SMU, and UMKC were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Baylor, Cal Western, Campbell, Chapman, Charleston, Chicago-Kent, Duquesne, Georgetown, Georgia State, Hofstra, LSU, Mercer, Nova Southeastern, Ohio Northern, Rutgers, Cumberland, SMU, St. John’s, St. Mary’s, Stetson, Temple, Thomas Jefferson, UC Davis, UC Hastings, Georgia, Houston, Illinois, Maryland, UMKC, North Carolina, North Texas, Oklahoma, Penn, South Carolina, South Dakota, Pacific McGeorge, Wisconsin, and William & Mary.
St. John’s’ Peter James Johnson National Civil Rights Mock Trial Competition (March 31- April 3) (16 Teams in Person*) Hofstra wins over American. Northwestern and Fordham were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Brooklyn, Duke, Emory, Fordham, Loyola Chicago, Hofstra, Northwestern, New York, Quinnipiac, South Texas, St. Mary’s, Temple, Houston, Illinois, and William & Mary.
George Washington’s Estrella Trial Competition (April 2-3) (14 Teams in Person* in Puerto Rico) Campbell wins over Virgina. Howard and LSU were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Brooklyn, Campbell, Cardozo, Emory, Fordham, Georgetown, Howard, LSU, Pace, Stetson, UC Hastings, Colorado, Penn, and Virginia.
Michigan State Bar National Trial Competition (April 2-3) (5 Teams. FIVE) Houston wins over Duquesne. Others participating …
InterAmerican Puerto Rico Trial Competition (April 8-10) (12 Teams – In Person) Pace wins over American. Baylor and Rutgers were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: South Carolina, Pace, South Dakota, Baylor, Stetson, Rutgers, Puerto Rico, Ohio Northern, Cornell, American, Temple, and St. Mary’s
South Carolina’s Trials & Tribulations National Trial Competition (April 13-16) (16 Teams online) South Texas wins over UCLA. Baylor and Houston were semi-finalists. American Chicago Kent, Fordham and UIC John Marshall were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Baylor, Charleston, Chicago Kent, Fordham, Georgia, Houston, Mercer, Pace, San Diego, South Texas, St. John’s, Syracuse, UCLA, UIC-John Marshall, and UDC.
Region 1: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 10-12) (Host: Suffolk – Hybrid) (12 Schools; 22 Teams) Quinnipiac 1 and Quinnipiac 2 are going to Texas! Harvard 1 and Harvard 2 were finalists. Boston College, Massachuetts, Maine and Suffolk were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: New England, Harvard, New Hampshire, Quinnipiac, Vermont, Maine, Roger Williams, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Boston, and Suffolk.
Region 2: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 5-7) (Host: Pace – Virtual) (14 Schools; 24 Teams) Fordham 1 and Fordham 2 are going to Texas! NYU and Hofstra were finalists. Brooklyn 1, Brooklyn 2, St. John’s and Yale were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Yeshiva, Cornell, UC Davis, Yale, Hofstra, Fordham, Pace, New York, NYU, Touro, St. John’s, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Brooklyn
Region 3: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 18-20) (Host: Duquesne and Pittsburgh – Virtual) (11 Schools; 22 Teams) Villanova and Drexel are going to Texas! Penn State Dickinson and Drexel were finalists. Penn State, Seton Hall, Temple and Duquesne were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Temple, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Seton Hall, Widener, Penn, Drexel, Rutgers, Penn State, Villanova
Region 4: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 3-6) (Host: American – Hybrid) (11 Schools; 19 Teams) American and Baltimore are going to Texas! American 2 and Georgetown were finalists. Howard, Catholic, Georgetown and George Washington were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: American, Howard, West Virginia, George Washington, Catholic, Maryland, Georgetown, George Mason, Baltimore, Virginia, and Widener Delaware.
Region 5: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 11-13) (Host: South Carolina – Virtual) (9 Schools; 18 Teams) South Carolina 1 and South Carolina 2 are going to Texas! Campbell and Duke were finalists. William & Mary, UMKC, North Carolina Central and Wake Forest were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Wake Forest, UMKC, Duke, Elon, South Carolina, William & Mary, North Carolina Central, North Carolina, and Campbell.
Region 6: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 25-27) (Host: Barry – In Person) (13 Schools; 22 Teams) Georgia and Mercer are going to Texas! Barry and St. Thomas were finalists. Nova Southeastern, Miami, Emory, St. Thomas were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Stetson, Florida State, Ave Maria, Barry, Georgia State, Florida, Nova Southeastern, St. Thomas, Emory, Mercer, Georgia, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, and Miami.
Region 7: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 4-6) (Host: Michigan State – Virtual) (10 Schools; 20 Teams) Case Western 1 and Case Western 2 are going to Texas! Akron and Michigan were finalists. Ohio State, Ohio Northern, Wayne State and Michigan were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Case Western, Michigan State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Dayton, Michigan, Tulane, Akron, Ohio Northern, and Wayne State.
Region 8: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 18-20) (Host: Tuscaloosa County Bar – Virtual) (12 Schools; 24 Teams) Cumberland 1 and Cumberland 2 are going to Texas! Mississippi and Louisville were finalists. Faulkner, Vanderbilt 1, Vanderbilt 2, and Tennessee were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Alabama, Cumberland, Faulkner, Northern Kentucky, Louisville, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Mississippi College, Belmont, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Region 9: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 18-20) (Host: Chicago-Kent – Virtual) (10 Schools; 20 Teams) Chicago Kent and Northwestern are going to Texas! Northwestern 2 and DePaul were finalists. Loyola Chicago, Liberty, Chicago-Kent, and Wash U were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Loyola Chicago, Northwestern, Indiana, Chicago-Kent, UIC John Marshall, DePaul, Wash U, Illinois, St. Louis, and Liberty.
Region 10: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 18-20) (Host: Houston – In Person) (9 Schools; 18 Teams) Texas and South Texas are going to Texas! Baylor and St. Mary’s were finalists. Baylor, St. Mary’s, Texas and Texas Southern were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Loyola New Orleans, St. Mary’s, Texas, Texas Southern, Southern, Arkansas Little Rock, South Texas, Baylor, and LSU.
Region 11: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 4-6) (Host: UMKC – Virtual) (13 Schools; 24 Teams) Missouri and Texas A&M are going to Texas! SMU 1 and SMU 2 were finalists. Tulsa, Texas A&M, Arkansas, and SMU were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Missouri, Washburn, Tulsa, Texas A&M, UC Davis, SMU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Drake, Arkansas, North Texas, and Kansas.
Region 12: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 18-20) (Host: Minnesota – In Person) (10 Schools; 20 Teams) Iowa and North Dakota you are going to Texas! Houston and St. Thomas (MN) were finalists. Houston, Creighton, St. Thomas and Nebraska were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Mitchell Hamline, Iowa, Houston, South Dakota, Minnesota, Creighton, St. Thomas, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Nebraska.
Region 13: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 24-26) (Host: BYU – In Person) (10 Schools; 19 Teams) Denver 1 and Denver 2 are going to Texas! Lewis & Clark and Colorado were finalists. Montana, Seattle, Colorado, and Lewis & Clark were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Colorado, Lewis & Clark, Utah, Montana, Denver, Gonzaga, BYU, Seattle, Oregon, and Washington.
Region 14: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 4-6) (Host: UNLV – In Person) (8 Schools; 17 Teams) UC Berkeley 1 and UC Berkeley 2 are going to Texas! Arizona, and Pepperdine were finalists. Pacific McGeorge 1, Pacific McGeorge 2, New Mexico 1, and New Mexico 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Arizona State, Pacific McGeorge, UC Hastings, Santa Clara, UNLV, UC Berkeley, Golden Gate, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Region 15: ACTL/TYLA Regional National Trial Competition (February 4-6) (Host: UCLA & San Diego – Virtual) (9 Schools; 16 Teams) UCLA 1 and UCLA 2 are going to Texas! Loyola LA and Cal Western were finalists. Western State, San Diego, Cal Western and Southwestern were semi-finalists. Participating Schools include: Southwestern, Pepperdine, San Diego, Loyola LA, Thomas Jefferson, Western State, Cal Western, and UCLA.
ACTL/TYLA National Trial Competition (March 30 – April 3) (Forth Worth, Texas – In Person) (22 Schools; 30 Teams – in Person*) UCLA wins over UCLA. Case Western and Denver were semi-finalists. Georgia, Denver 2, Chicago-Kent and UC Berkeley were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Baltimore, Fordham 1, Fordham 2, Quinnipiac 1, Quinnipiac 2, UCLA 1, UCLA 2, UC Berkeley 1, UC Berkeley 2, South Carolina 1, South Carolina 2, Case Western 1, Case Western 2, Missouri, Texas A&M, Cumberland 1, Cumberland 2, Drexel, Villanova, Iowa, North Dakota, Chicago-Kent, Northwestern, Denver 1, Denver 2, Georgia, Mercer, Texas, and South Texas.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region Northeast 1 (March 10-13) (12 Schools; 16 Teams – online) NYU and Pace are going to Nationals! Brooklyn and Syracuse were finalists. Fordham, Rutgers, Brooklyn 2, and Syracuse 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Albany, Brooklyn 1, Brooklyn 2, CUNY Queens College, Fordham, Hofstra, New York 1, New York 2, NYU 1, NYU 2, Pace, Rutgers, St. John’s, Syracuse 1, Syracuse 2, and Touro.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region Northeast 2 (March 10-13) (12 Schools; 16 Teams – online) Temple and Maryland are going to Nationals! Drexel and Quinnipiac were finalists. Quinnipiac 2, Harvard, Suffolk, and Connecticut were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Boston, Drexel 1, Drexel 2, Harvard, Quinnipiac 1, Quinnipiac 2, Seton Hall, Suffolk 1, Suffolk 2, Temple, Connecticut 1, Connecticut 2, Maryland, New Hampshire, Western New England, and Yale.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region MidAtlantic (March 10-13) (12 Schools; 16 Teams – online) American and Georgetown are going to Nationals! Campbell and Washington & Lee were finalists. American 2, Emory, Campbell 2, and Wake Forest were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: American 1, American 2, Campbell 1, Campbell 2, Catholic, William & Mary, Duke, Emory 1, Emory 2, George Mason, Georgetown, Howard, Richmond, Wake Forest 1, Wake Forest 2, and Washington & Lee.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region Southeast 1 (March 10-13) (14 Schools; 16 Teams – online) Stetson and Florida International are going to Nationals! South Carolina and Florida were finalists. Tulane, Florida State, South Carolina 2, and Wayne State were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Ave Maria, Barry, Florida International, Florida State, Georgia State, LSU 1, LSU 2, Loyola New Orleans, Mercer, Southern, St. Thomas, Stetson, Tulane, Florida, South Carolina 1, and South Carolina 2.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Southeast 2 (March 10-13) (12 Schools; 16 Teams – online) Cumberland and Alabama are going to Nationals! Cumberland 2 and Belmont were finalists. Alabama 2, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Birmingham were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Belmont 1, Belmont 2, Birmingham, Cumberland 1, Cumberland 2, Faulkner, Lincoln Memorial 1, Lincoln Memorial 2, Northern Kentucky, Arkansas Little Rock, Alabama 1, Alabama 2, Arkansas, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, and Widener Delaware
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region Midwest 1 (March 10-13) (14 Schools; 16 Teams – online) Penn State and Duquesne are going to Nationals! Villanova and Akron were finalists. Case Western, Pittsburgh, Cleveland State, and Indiana were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Case Western, Cleveland State 1, Cleveland State 2, Duquesne, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Arkon, Notre Dame 1, Notre Dame 2, Penn, Pittsburgh, Villanova, and Wayne State.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region Midwest 2 (March 10-13) (14 Schools; 16 Teams – online) DePaul and UIC John Marshall are going to Nationals! Chicago-Kent and Mitchell Hamline were finalists. Marquette, Loyola Chicago, Drake 1, and Drake 2 were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Chicago-Kent, DePaul, Drake 1, Drake 2, UIC John Marshall, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Mitchell Hamline 1, Mitchell Hamline 2, Northwestern, Southern Illinois, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, and St. Thomas MN.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region Midwest 3 (March 10-13) (10 Schools; 16 Teams – online) St. Mary’s and Wash U are going to Nationals! South Texas and UMKC were finalists. Houston 1, Houston 2, Baylor, and UMKC 2, were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor 1, Baylor 2, South Texas, SMU 1, SMU 2, St. Mary’s 1, St. Mary’s 2, Texas A & M, Texas Southern, Houston 1, Houston 2, UMKC 1, UMKC 2, Texas, Wash U 1, and Wash U 2.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region Northwest (March 10-13) (11 Schools; 16 Teams – online) UC Berkeley and UC Davis are going to Nationals! Denver and UC Berkeley 2 were finalists. Colorado 1, Colorado 2, UC Hastings, and Pacific McGeorge are semi-finalists. Participating Schools: BYU, Creighton 1, Creighton 2, Golden Gate, Pacific McGeorge 1, Pacific McGeorge 2, UC Hastings, UC Berkeley 1, UC Berkeley 2, UC Davis, Colorado, Denver 1, Denver 2, South Dakota 1, South Dakota 2, and Washington.
AAJ National Trial Competition; Region West (March 10-13) (12 Schools; 16 Teams – online) UCLA 1 and UCLA 2 are going to Nationals! Loyola LA and Cal Western were finalists. Loyola LA 2, Chapman, Southwestern, and USC were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Arizona State, Cal Western 1, Cal Western 2, Chapman 1, Chapman 2, Loyola LA 1, Loyola LA 2, Pepperdine, Southwestern, Thomas Jefferson, San Diego, UCLA 1, UCLA 2, Oklahoma, USC, and UNLV.
AAJ National Trial Competition: National Finals (April 7-10) (Host: TBD) (19 Schools; 20 Teams – online) UCLA wins over Temple. UCLA 2 and Pace were semi-finalists. UC Davis, Cumberland, Duquesne, and NYU were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Georgetown, NYU, Pace, Temple, Maryland, Stetson, FIU, UIC John Marshall, DePaul, Cumberland, Alabama, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, St, Mary’s, Wash U, Penn State, Duquesne, UCLA 1 and UCLA 2.
Baylor’s Top Gun Trial Competition: (June 1-5) (16 schools) Georgia wins over UCLA. American and Stetson were semi-finalists. Participating schools: American, Campbell, Chicago-Kent, Drexel, Fordham, Loyola LA, Quinnipiac, Cumberland, Denver, South Texas, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Georgia, South Carolina, Temple, and Stetson.
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