Moot Court

Moot Court is a student-run appellate advocacy honors society at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. To join the Moot Court Honor Board, students must compete in the intramural competition during the fall semester of their 2L year. During the intramural competition, students research and prepare an appellate brief, and argue their position before members of the local legal community who act as appellate court judges. Top performing students, selected based on a combined average score from their written brief and oral arguments, are invited to join the Moot Court Honor Board for the remainder of their law school career. As members, students participate in competitions across the country, honing their written and oral advocacy skills before distinguished judges, attorneys, and law professors.

• Executive Director: Alex Michaelson
• Finance Director: Rick Magoteaux
• Intramural Competition Co-Directors: Alex Buchler, Olivia Montgomery, Maggie Nobble
• External Competition Co-Directors: Sydney Brown, Nathan Newell
• Head Judges’ Coordinator: Annie Fort
• Professional Development Officer: Joele Newman
• Social Director: Maya Huffman

Spring 2025:

• Champions, Semifinalist (2 teams), Second Best Oralist, Frank A. Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition
• Champions, Quarterfinalist (2 teams), Touro Law Center Law and Religion Moot Court Competition
• Semifinalist, Catholic University Telecommunications Moot Court Competition
• Semifinalist, Tulane Law Mardi Gras Invitational Moot Court Competition
• Semifinalist, Outstanding Advocate, Shapero Regional Cup Moot Court Competition
• Octofinalist, Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition

Spring 2024:

• Finalists, MSU Gender and Sexuality Moot Court Competition
• Quarterfinalist, Fordham Securities Moot Court Competition
• Quarterfinalist, Second and Fourth Best Oralist, Touro Law Center Law and Religion Moot Court Competition
• Octofinalist, Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition