The Moot Court Honor Society is St. John's only honors program that teaches its members to hone their written and oral advocacy skills, which are essential aspects of successful law practice. Moot Court members brief and argue cutting-edge legal issues and have opportunities to compete in interscholastic tournaments. The program provides a unique experience in which novice advocates interact with luminaries of our profession, including celebrated St. John's alumni and judges from the state and federal bench. By the completion of the program, Moot Court members will have not only built an impressive array of advocacy skills and credentials, but many will have developed relationships with future colleagues and mentors.
St. John's Moot Court program is on the ascent. Over the last three years, members have placed in the finals and semifinals of some of the most prestigious interscholastic and bar association competitions. Teams have won top prizes for brief-writing in multiple tournaments. In addition to participating in external moot court tournaments, the Society runs three internal competitions, the Reverend Joseph T. Tinnelly Moot Court Competition, the Judge Milton Mollen Moot Court Competition, and the Roy L. Reardon Oral Advocacy Moot Court Competition. Participation in these competitions allows our members to members showcase their oral argument skills before a panel of our most distinguished alumni and jurists. Recent judges of these competitions have included Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Senior Associate Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals; Hon Joseph W. Bellacosa, former Senior Associate Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals and Former St. John's Law School Dean; Hon. Joseph F. Bianco, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; and Hon. P. Kevin Castel, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. In partnership with the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, the Society administers the Annual Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Memorial Moot Court Competition, hosted by the Law School.
St. John's Moot Court program is on the ascent. Over the last three years, members have placed in the finals and semifinals of some of the most prestigious interscholastic and bar association competitions. Teams have won top prizes for brief-writing in multiple tournaments. In addition to participating in external moot court tournaments, the Society runs three internal competitions, the Reverend Joseph T. Tinnelly Moot Court Competition, the Judge Milton Mollen Moot Court Competition, and the Roy L. Reardon Oral Advocacy Moot Court Competition. Participation in these competitions allows our members to members showcase their oral argument skills before a panel of our most distinguished alumni and jurists. Recent judges of these competitions have included Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Senior Associate Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals; Hon Joseph W. Bellacosa, former Senior Associate Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals and Former St. John's Law School Dean; Hon. Joseph F. Bianco, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; and Hon. P. Kevin Castel, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. In partnership with the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, the Society administers the Annual Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Memorial Moot Court Competition, hosted by the Law School.
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