Welcome
Welcome to the new and improved website for SMU Mock Trial. This is your one-place stop for all the news and information on the program. Here you can keep up on our current events, see profiles of our members, learn how to become a member, and much more. Since this site is just getting to its feet, please be patient as not all content will be immediately available.
September 25, 2008 - New Members
SMU Mock Trial is proud to announce its newest members. This year, over 50 people signed up to fill a limited number of spaces, making the tryout process for the 2008-2009 season the most competitive one yet. Learn more about the new members, as well the old ones, in the members page.
New members for 2008-2009:
- Elizabeth Bandera
- Carly Bender
- Matthew Evans
- Annie Feuer
- Joe Gaasbeck
- Derek Hubbard
- Bridget Rekow
- Nelly Shora
- Kellie Spano
- Eric Vigil
- Chelsea Walker
- Micaela Watkins
- Liz Wazny
What is Mock Trial?
Collegiate Mock Trial is an extracurricular activity which provides undergraduate students of any study the opportunity to compete, via tournaments, on a national level against other universities.
Tournaments consist of trials between prosecution/plaintiff and defense teams. Each team consists of 6-8 members, six of whom actually compete in a given round (three as attorneys, and three as witnesses). Every trial throughout a season focuses on a single case which is distributed at the beginning of every school year. Cases are distributed by the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), which has governed collegeiate mock trial since its founding in 1984.
As part of the activity, students learn first-hand about the work of trial attorneys, learn more about the American judicial system, and develop strong critical thinking and communication skills.