Continuing a Tradition of Excellence since 1929
Tulane University Law School Moot Court Program provides students of all experience levels with the opportunity to develop and sharpen oral and written advocacy skills.
Tulane Law Moot Court Program is one of the largest student-run organizations at Tulane University Law School and among the oldest programs of its kind in the nation. The Tulane Law Moot Court Program was founded in 1929 by a small group of Tulane Law students, including the legendary U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge John Minor Wisdom. Alumni include state and federal judges, members of Congress, U.S. Ambassadors, and state governors.
Tulane Law Moot Court Program is comprised of three Interschool disciplines: Mock Trial, Appellate, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
The Appellate discipline consists of seven teams: International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge John R. Brown Admiralty (JRB), Jeffrey G. Miller Environmental (Pace), Constitutional Law (Spong), Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), and Philip C. Jessup International Law (Jessup). Throughout the year, all of these teams earn academic credit by competing in a number of national and international moot court competitions.
The Tulane Intraschool Competition offers an additional way for students to sharpen their oral advocacy skills. The competition is open to all Tulane Law students. The names of the annual two 3L Finalists of each discipline are engraved in the marble tablets in Room 110 of the law school.
Tulane’s Moot Court Board, with the help of the Sports Law Society and the Sports Lawyers Journal staff, hosts the annual Mardi Gras National Moot Court Competition, the only annual moot court competition in the country that focuses on contemporary legal problems confronting the entertainment and sports industry. Read More.
2025-2026 Moot Court Leadership
Executive Board:
Cami Pyne – Chief Justice
Scarlett Holton – Administrative Justice of Academic Affairs and Alumni Relations
Vanessa Glomo – Administrative Justice of Business Affairs
Brijan Kana & Selin Ferhangil – Administrative Justices of Special Competitions
Mia Tolin – Administrative Justice for Intraschool
Olivia Lehman – Fundraising Chair
Ani Bahle-Russel – Conduct Board Chair
Interdiscipline Leadership:
Jayla Pruitt – ADR Head Coach
Sophia Kapoor – Mock Trial Head Coach
Alecia Hobdy – BLSA Mock Trial Head Coach
Frank Saldaña – Appellate Chair
Jillian Jackson – BLSA Appellate Head Coach
Robert B. Morrison, III – BLSA Appellate Head Coach
Katherine Fraser – JRB Head Coach
Sally Driscoll – JESSUP Head Coach
Kendra Wilson Bonin – PACE Head Coach
Haley Dykstra – ICC Head Coach
Bridgette Valenti – Constitutional Law Head Coach
Isa Reyes-Klein – HNBA Head Coach
Hope Melton – HNBA Head Coach
Recent Competition Highlights:
Fall 2024:
Tulane Entertainment Negotiation Competition, 1st Place
American Bar Association’s Regional Negotiation Competition, Regional Sweep
National Pretrial Competition (Mock Trial), Quarterfinalists and Individual Award for Best Advocate
Spring 2025:
Nelson Mandela International Negotiation Competition, 3rd Place
American Bar Association’s National Negotiation Competition, Semi-Finalist
Pace International Criminal Moot Competition, Qualified for Nationals in the Hague
NBLSA Thurgood Marshall National Competition, 1st Place (has won 3 of the last 4 competitions)
NBLSA Southwest Regional Competition, 1st Place (has won the last 4 competitions)
Southwestern Black Law Student Association Regional Convention (Mock Trial), Regional Finalists, 2nd and 4th Place, and Individual Awards for Best Advocate (2x) (2nd Place advanced to National Black Law Student Association Constance Baker Motley Trial Competition)
