Moot Court at UC Davis

About

Moot Court at UC Davis is a competitive collegiate Moot Court team that competes as a part of the American Moot Court Association (AMCA), currently ranked 14th overall program in the nation and 6th in Brief Writing. We strive to strengthen our members' skills in appellate advocacy by competing in AMCA's tournaments utilizing a fictional case problem and applying real case precedents to form an argument regarding constitutional issues. At Oral Advocacy tournaments, competitors are tasked with delivering appellate arguments in front of professional justices. Our teams also participate in the Brief Writing competition by writing an appellate brief. Our meetings center around discussing and practicing these arguments as they relate to that year's case problem.

Benefits of Joining

• Practice public speaking and forming legal arguments by presenting oral arguments and answering questions from judges in a simulation of arguments in front of the Supreme Court.
• Learn legal writing and Constitutional law analysis skills through mock Supreme Court written brief competition as a part of the Brief Writing team ranked 6th in the nation.
• Connect with pre-law community, mentors on the law school Moot Court team, and practicing attorneys.

Events

• Compete across the country in scrimmages, regional, and national competitions through the American Moot Court Association (AMCA).
• Submit written briefs to national brief writing competition, receive feedback from practicing attorneys, and become nationally ranked.
• Participate in the Spring intrateam tournament with individualized feedback from the Moot Court Honors Board at UC Davis Law.
• Observe law school Moot Court competitions at UC Davis Law and connect with law students attending King Hall.