Homer Albers Prize Moot Court Competition 2009
The Homer Albers Prize Moot Court Competition is an invitational competition open to the top sixteen Stone participants. Students work in teams of two and advance in the Competition by team, not by individual performance. After two preliminary rounds, teams advance to a quarter final elimination round where they argue before panels composed of BU Law professors. The top four teams then advance to the semifinal round, where they argue before panels composed of judges.
The winning teams from the semifinal round advance to the final round. The final round argument is held before a panel consisting of three judges from the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals. Final arguments for the Albers Competition have been held before such respected jurists as Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Associate Justices Antonin Scalia, Byron R. White, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter.
Congratulations to our Albers Semi-finalists! The winner of each semi-final argument will compete in the Final Argument on April 7 (more information is below). All arguments are written as Petitioner v. Respondent and will be held in the Stone Courtroom.
Semi-Final Round 1, Tuesday, March 31 at 4:30 p.m.:
Jesse Boodoo and Charlotte Lange v. Darren Goldman and Josh Segal
Arguments will be heard by:
Justice Andrew Grainger, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Justice Cynthia Cohen, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Professor Kristin Collins, Boston University Law School
Semi-Final Round 2, Thursday, April 2 at 4:30 p.m.:
Kris Natoli and Dan Broderick v. Mary Harrison and Jamie Shookman
Arguments will be heard by:
Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, Rhode Island Supreme Court
Justice David Mills, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Professor Robert Volk, Boston University Law School
Albers Moot Court Final Argument
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Judge Norman H. Stahl
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Boston, MA
Judge Kent A. Jordan
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Wilmington, DE
Judge Karen N. Moore
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Cleveland, OH
Albers Moot Court Rules
Argument Schedule: On-Brief and Off-Brief
Argument Schedule: Faculty Elimination Round
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