"Spend a few hours as a Supreme Court justice without the confirmation hearings"

That's the pitch the American Bar Association is making as it tries to recruit volunteer judges for the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), to be held in Chicago from February 26 to 28, at the ABA Headquarters. NB: The use of the word "volunteer" in the preceding sentence means that judges in this competition will not have to worry about Supreme Court confirmation hearings... but they will likewise not have to worry about getting paid.

Competition rounds are scheduled as follows:

• Round 1: Thursday, February 26th (3:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.)
• Round 2: Friday, February 27th (3:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.)
• Round 3: Saturday, February 28th (8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.)
• Round 4: Saturday, February 28th (1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.)
• Round 5: Saturday, February 28th (3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.)

Volunteers are encouraged to sign up for one round or several, individually or with groups. Clicking on this link should get you to the volunteer signup form. Questions or comments should be directed to erica.zepeda@americanbar.org.