Second-Year In-House Competition
Students in the In-House Competition work on a mock appellate problem before the United States Supreme Court. The final round of the competition is judged by active federal and state court judges. In past final rounds, KU students have argued before United States Supreme Court and Kansas Supreme Court justices, U.S. Circuit and U.S. District Court judges, and Kansas appellate and trial judges.
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The 2009 panel consisted of three judges from the Kansas Court of Appeals: Michael B. Buser, Henry W. Green Jr. and Patrick D. McAnany. The 2008 court included the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. Despite the intimidation factor, the four KU Law student finalists performed exceptionally well. Read a story about the round and browse a photo gallery.
The subject area of the competition varies from year to year. Students choose their own partners and team. The top eight teams become members of KU's Moot Court Council in their third year of law school. Also in their third year, these teams represent KU in various national and international moot court competitions.
The Foulston and Siefkin law firm has annually provided prizes for the best oral advocates and for the authors of the best briefs in the competition.
2009 Foulston & Siefkin Prizes for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy:
- Best Oral Advocate: Bonnie Boryca
- Finalists: Stephanie Lovett, Andrea Morrow and Ryan Schletzbaum
- Best Brief: Shane McCall and Grant Reichert
- Second Brief: Bonnie Boryca and Stephanie Lovett
- Finalists: Stephanie Lovett, Andrea Morrow and Ryan Schletzbaum
2008 Foulston & Siefkin Prizes for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy:
- Best Oral Advocate: Brian Nye
- Second Oral Advocate: Daniel Morris
- Best Brief: Brian Nye and Daniel Morris
- Second Brief: Christina Elmore and Luke Wohlford
- Second Oral Advocate: Daniel Morris
2007 Foulston & Siefkin Prizes for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy:
- Best Oral Advocate: Adam Davis
- Second Oral Advocate: Julia Gaughan
- Best Brief: Adam Davis and Maren Ludwig
- Second Brief: Julia Gaughan and Adam Gasper
- Second Oral Advocate: Julia Gaughan
For more information about the in-house competition, click here.
