Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC San Francisco Bay Area
We extend an invitation to serve as a Judge at this year's American Moot Court
Association (AMCA) Golden Gate Regional. The competition will take place
November 15-16 at San Francisco State University's campus.
The AMCA is the largest intercollegiate Moot Court organization in the United
States, with approximately 500 undergraduate teams competing in sixteen
qualifying tournaments to obtain a bid to the Championship Tournament. San
Francisco State University is honored to host one of the sixteen AMCA regional
tournaments this year, in which universities from across the country will
compete.
MCLE Credit:
If you are a licensed attorney, we have MCLE approval from the State Bar of
California. Participants will receive three (3) free MCLE participatory credit
hours per day they volunteer. We will provide instructions on how to claim the
MCLE credits at the regional tournament.
Schedule:
Below is the schedule for our competition. We need judges for Day 1 (11/15)
and Day 2 (11/16). Please note that if you sign up for Day 1 (11/16), we will
need you to judge for all three preliminary rounds. If you sign up for Day 2
(11/16), you can select which rounds you are available for. You can use the
button below to register to judge.
Saturday, November 15
11:45 a.m. Judge & Bailiff Check-in
12:15 p.m. Judge Orientation
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Preliminary Round 1
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Preliminary Round 2
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Preliminary Round 3
Sunday, November 16
8:45 a.m. Judge & Bailiff Check-in
9:15 a.m. Judge Orientation
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Octafinals (Round of 16)
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Quarterfinals (Round of 8)
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Judge Orientation
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Semifinals (Round of 4)
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Announcement of Advancing Teams/Coin Flips
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Finals (Championship Round)
4:45 p.m. Announcement of Winner
For More Information Visit: https://goldengateregional.com/#judges-information
For General Tournament Questions: Nicholas Conway, Tournament Director, nickconway@sfsu.com
For Judging Related Questions: Alanis Galdamez, Assistant Tournament Director, alanisgaldamez@outlook.com
Additionally, if you know of other attorneys/judges who might be interested, please feel free to forward.