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Moot Court Program

The Moot Court Board of the Georgia State University College of Law is a student organization of award-winning advocates. We have approximately 60 second-year and third-year members among the College's 800 full-time and part-time students. We select our second-year members from the Appellate Advocacy course offered by the Moot Court Board each fall.

Each year, College of Law students compete in several of the most challenging and prestigious moot court competitions throughout the country to hone their appellate advocacy skills. The Moot Court Program at the College of Law has achieved substantial renown and success in its 16-year history.

The Appellate Advocacy (AppAd) course consists of a brief-writing and oral argument competition judged by current members, with help from College of Law professors and Moot Court alumni. Our Mission Statement and related Threefold Objective Statement, posted below, further explain our activities.

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Our Mission Statement

The Moot Court Board exists to develop each individual member's potential in written and oral advocacy, to represent the College of Law successfully in various Moot Court competitions, and to enhance the individual member's educational experience in law school.

Our Threefold Objective Statement

1. To develop each individual member's potential in written and oral advocacy by providing each member with:
   
   • The opportunity to have participated in at least one competition by the time he or she has graduated from the College of Law;
     
   • The chance to be critiqued and to critique others in a method which will be fruitful and positive;
     
   • The opportunity to work as an individual and as a team member working toward common goals; and,
     
   • A structured program of classes, exercises, and seminars which to add to the basic knowledge provided in first year's Reading, Writing, and Advocacy class.
   
   
2. To represent the College of Law successfully by:
   
   • Being a member of one of the Board sponsored teams;
     
   • Hosting various competitions; and,
     
   • Being involved with alumni both as a student and as an alumnus or alumnae.
   
   
3. To enhance the individual member's educational experience in law school by:
   
   • Providing an environment for constructive growth and development;
     
   • Providing experience that is valuable in the professional world; and,
     
   • Providing social opportunities.