The Moot Court Honor Society is the Law School’s only co-curricular appellate advocacy honors program. Our members sharpen their written and oral advocacy skills, argue cutting-edge legal issues and compete in a range of internal and external competitions. Students participating in the Moot Court Honor Society regularly engage with legal profession leaders, including celebrated St. John's alumni and state and federal judges. They also build relationships with future colleagues and mentors.

We are proud of our accomplishments. In the last year alone, Moot Court Honor Society members: 

• Won Fordham Law School’s Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition and received the award for best oralist in the competition
• Advanced to the national round of the National Moot Court Competition
• Went to the quarterfinal rounds of the Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition, the Wechsler Moot Court Competition, and the John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
• Had a strong showing in the Jessup International Moot Court Competition in only our second year fielding a team.

Students in the Moot Court Honor Society have also won top prizes for brief writing in some of the nation’s most prestigious tournaments, including:

• Best Brief for the region in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 National Moot Court Competition
• Best respondent brief and second-best petitioner brief in the 2010 Kaufman Competition
• Best Brief in the 2010 Wechsler Competition
• Best Brief in 2010 Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition

For more information, please visit our Membership FAQ and Competitions pages. You can also contact us to learn more about the Moot Court Honor Society.