Thursday, February 24, 2022

Volunteer judges needed for Student Trial Advocacy Competition

UIC Law School (the law school previously known as John Marshall) will be co-host to the Midwest 2 Region of the American Association of Justice's 2022 Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) from March 10 to March 13.

According to Kelly Navarro, Director of the UIC Law Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Program, 160 teams will compete in three STAC qualifying rounds, semi-finals, and a final round where winners will move onto the national finals. National winners will receive scholarships and the opportunity to attend the AAJ Annual Convention.

The Chicago portion of the event, at least, will be held online.

Volunteers are needed to serve as judges for the Chicago event on any of these dates or times:
  • Thursday, March 10: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday, March 11: 2:30 - 6:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 12: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 12: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 13: 9:30 - 12:30 p.m.
CLE credit is available for lawyers who assist in judging the STAC competition.

Interest persons need to complete and return this form. The 2022 AAJ STAC Problem Rules are also available from that linked signup page. Questions about the event should be directed to Ms. Navarro at navarrok@uic.edu.
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousFriday, February 25, 2022 5:34:00 PM

    Jack,

    I am painfully aware that some people send cruel messages claiming that judges have died, creating vacancies. Unfortunately, this is one of those messages but unlike so many others, it is true. I regret to inform you that Judge Susanne Groebner (elected in the 2020 election cycle to the 13th Subcircuit) passed away earlier today. My condolences to her family.

    Anon

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