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2023 Donald C. Hudson Memorial Moot Court Competition
November 3-4
ALA’s National Moot Court Competition
ALA members act as judges, with actual Appellate Court Justices judging the semi-final and final rounds. Past judges of the Semi-Final and Final rounds include: Justice Donald C. Hudson, Justice William E. Holdridge, Justice Nathaniel R. Howse, Jr., Justice Margaret Stanton McBride, Justice Michael B. Hyman, Justice Mary K. Rochford, Justice Maureen Connors, Justice Sharon Oden Johnson, Justice Cynthia Cobbs, Justice Jesse Reyes, Justice Mary L. Mikva, Justice Judy Lynn Cates and Justice Mary Anne Mason of the Appellate Court of Illinois.
Recent participating schools include Baylor University Law School, Northern Illinois University College of Law, Stetson University College of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Brooklyn Law School, Florida State University College of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston, Chicago-Kent College of Law, UC Hastings College of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, University of Mississippi School of Law, University of Pacific, Syracuse University College of Law, McGeorge School of Law, New York Law School, Texas Tech University School of Law, The John Marshall Law School, University of Florida Levin College of Law, St. Mary's University of Law, Stetson University College of Law, Rutgers Law School, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and Michigan State University Law School.
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Silver Sponsors
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2023 HIGHLIGHTS
First Place Overall Competition Winner
- Stetson University College of Law
Second Place Overall Competition Winner
- University of California College of Law, San Francisco
Best Oral Argument
- Rylie Pennell, Stetson University College of Law
- University of California College of Law, San Francisco
Baylor University School of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Chicago Kent College of Law
Cleveland State University College of Law
DePaul University College of Law
Florida State University
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Maryland Carey Law School
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Saint Louis University School of Law
South Texas College of Law Houston
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Southwestern Law School
Stetson University College of Law
University of California College of the Law San Francisco
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
University of Mississippi School of Law
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
WMU-Cooley Law School
TESTIMONIALS
“The Appellate Lawyers Association is moot court at its finest! I am fortunate to have met and competed with talented law students, intelligent attorneys, and prestigious judges from all over the United States. The entire process enhanced my appreciation for the courtroom, the appellate practice, and the law.” - Moot Court Student Participant
"I enjoyed participating in the ALA competition this year. The judges that we argued before were particularly helpful with their feedback." - Moot Court Student Participant
“Using experienced appellate lawyers as judges is far more valuable to our moot court students than are trial-lawyer judges who often don't understand the difference between advocacy to a jury and advocacy to a panel of judges. Your judges were superb. I've never seen a more well-prepared group of judges." - Moot Court Faculty Advisor