The Capitol City Challenge
On March 21 鈥 23, 2025, the 澳门皇冠体育-官网 澳门皇冠体育 College of Law, Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program and the 澳门皇冠体育-官网 澳门皇冠体育 College of Law Mock Trial Honor Society successfully hosted the 17th Annual Capitol City Challenge Mock Trial Competition. The University of Michigan Law School听won the competition, defeating听Stetson University College of Law in the final round, where the Honorable Anita Josey-Herring, Associate Judge and immediate past Chief Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia,听the Honorable Robert J. Hildum, Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the Honorable William A. Snoddy, Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Prince George's County, 7th Judicial Circuit and AUWCL Advocacy Program Adjunct Professor, presided. 听
Approximately 100 law students and coaches from fourteen law schools from across the nation participated: Mercer University 澳门皇冠of Law, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones 澳门皇冠of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen 澳门皇冠of Law, Stetson University College of Law, Brooklyn Law School, Temple University Beasley 澳门皇冠of Law, Campbell Law School, Inter 澳门皇冠体育-官网 of Puerto Rico 澳门皇冠of Law, The George 澳门皇冠体育 University Law School, University of North Carolina 澳门皇冠of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston, Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University 澳门皇冠of Law, and the University of Michigan Law School.
The competition opened with a Cherry Blossom Festival-themed brunch, with a very special welcome message from Interim Dean Heather Hughes and听our infamous听鈥淐hallenge Ceremony鈥 followed by six rounds of competition, all held at AUWCL. Saturday听evening featured a fun-filled casino-themed banquet,听awards ceremony, and numerous prize giveaways for the competitors.听Approximately 85听accomplished federal and state judges, prosecutors, public defenders, JAG attorneys, and private counsel served as evaluators for the competition.
2025 Competition Sponsored By:
Potomac Law Group
The Law Offices of Gerald A. Schwartz
Armstrong, Donohue, Ceppos, Vaughan & Rhoades
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QUARTERFINALISTS:
- Howard University 澳门皇冠of Law
- Temple University Beasley 澳门皇冠of Law
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen 澳门皇冠of Law
- University of North Carolina 澳门皇冠of Law
SEMIFINALISTS:
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Mercer University 澳门皇冠of Law
FINALIST:
- Stetson University College of Law
CHAMPION:
- University of Michigan 澳门皇冠of Law
EUGENE N. HAMILTON BEST ADVOCATE:
- Scott Santaella, Georgetown University Law Center
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