2008 CACJ National Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition

We would like to take a moment and thank all the competitors and volunteers that made the 2008 National Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition a great success.  Congratulations to the final four participants!!!!

1st place:          Northwestern University School of Law (Team 1)

2nd place:         Wisconsin University School of Law

3rd place:         Northwestern University School of Law (Team 2)

4th Place:         Thomas Cooley School of Law (Michigan)

George Porter Award for Best Advocate: Sam Kidd (University of Wisconsin)

 A Special Thank you to the semi-final and final Judge panels

Semi-final Round Volunteers:

Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender

Thomas Mesereau, Criminal Defense Attorney

Susan Yu, Attorney at Law

Steve Cooley, District Attorney, Los Angeles County

Vincent Tucci, Criminal Defense Attorney

Carmen A. Trutanich, Attorney at Law

Commissioner Alan Rubin, Los Angeles Superior Court

Final Round Volunteers:

The Honorable Arthur Alarcon

Senior Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Robert Wilson

Attorney at Law

The Honorable Lourdes G. Baird

Judge (Ret.)