Each year, Moot Court Honor Society members compete in the
following internal competitions hosted at St. John's School of
Law:
Reverend Joseph T. Tinnelly Moot
Court Competition
Held over the summer months, the Tinnelly
Competition is our entry-level competition for second-year day and
third-year evening students. Held after the journal write-on,
it consists of two parts. Students first submit a legal brief for
the judge's consideration. Those selected to move on in
the competition then give oral arguments on their
brief. Current and past Moot Court Honor Society members judge
the oral arguments.
Honorable Milton Mollen Moot Court
Competition
The Mollen Competition is an oral advocacy
competition featuring the top 12 oral advocates from the Tinnelly
Competition. Competitors argue the same fact pattern they
argued in Tinelly. The Mollen Competition typically begins in
late September and concludes in early October.
Roy L. Reardon Moot Court
Competition
Named in honor of distinguished alumnus Roy L. Reardon ’54, the
Reardon Compeition marks the culmination of the first year for new
Moot Court Honor Society members who complete the Appellate
Advocacy course in the fall and compete in external competitions in
the spring. While they do not have to submit a
brief, Reardon competitors have a unique opportunity to
demonstrate the oral advocacy skills they developed during the
year. Finalists not only face an impressive panel of judges,
including Mr. Reardon, but also argue in front of faculty
members, prominent alumni, administrators and students in
the Law School’s Belson Moot Court Room. The Reardon Competition
takes place from late March to early April.
Honorable Conrad B. Duberstein
Moot Court Competition
The annual Hon. Conrad
B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition is widely
recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent moot court
competitions.The competition promotes and recognizes the finest
oral and written advocacy on significant issues in bankruptcy
practice. Jointly sponsored by St. John’s University School of Law
and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), the competition is
named in memory of St. John’s alumnus, former ABI Director and
former Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein.
To find out more about the Moot Court Honor Society's internal
competitions, please contact
us.