Mississippi College charms all at Moot Court National Championship

Mississippi College School of Law outlasted 15 other top moot court programs at this weekend’s Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship tournament, and in doing so claimed the $4,000 top prize. The competition, which is hosted by the University of Houston’s Blakely Advocacy Institute, invites the country’s 16 best moot court schools as determined by competition finishes during the previous academic year (so in this case, 2009-10). Loyola University Chicago School of Law finished as the runner up and was awarded $2,000. UC Hastings College of the Law and The John Marshall Law School (last year’s champion) enjoyed semifinal finishes.

Mississippi College also claimed the Best Brief (which carries a $1,000 bounty), while Kate Cross of Texas Tech University School of Law won Best Advocate (also $1,000).

The competition field consisted of:

Brooklyn Law School
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Duke University School of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law
The George Washington University Law School
The John Marshall Law School
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Mississippi College School of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
South Texas College of Law
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Stetson University College of Law
Texas Tech University School of Law
UC Hastings College of the Law
University of Miami School of Law

In case you're wondering the standings for next year's Championship tournament, click here. Of course, that only represents a half a year's worth of results, and the number of spring tournaments far outnumber fall competitions. So there's plenty of time for things to significantly change...