You too can be a judge!

At least for a day... or a couple of hours, anyway.

Yes, this is an example of a clickbait headline... and I apologize for stooping so low... but the American Bar Association Law Student Division National Advocacy Competition (NAAC) Committee is trying to recruit volunteers to judge the 2024-2025 NAAC National Finals, to be held April 3 and 4 at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.

The ABA is touting this as an opportunity to serve as a Supreme Court Justice without the torture and madness of Senate confirmation hearings. Also without the salary, benefits, or pension, but, hey, nothing in this world is perfect....

There's even a possibility of CLE credit, although the ABA's promotional materials make no promises.

Interested persons can sign up for one, two, or more rounds. Persons can even sign up as groups (although I am sure the organizers will try to accommodate, I wouldn't hold them to keeping your group together). The rounds, which include an hour for judge orientation, are as follows:

• Round 1 - Thursday, April 3 - 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
• Round 2 - Thursday, April 3 - 1:00 to 5:15 p.m.
• Octofinal Round - Friday, April 4 - 8:00 to 10:30 a.m.
• Quarterfinal Round - Friday, April 4 - 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Semifinal Round - Friday, April 4 - 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

(Before this post, I believe I would have challenged the word "octofinal" if it were used in Scrabble.)

I've given you the volunteer link, above. It is in the preceding sentence as well. Questions regarding the event can be directed to Erica M. Zepeda, the Law Student Division Program Manager for Early Career Strategy at competitions@americanbar.org.