ORAL ARGUMENT JUDGES NEEDED FOR 2022-2023 UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
Message from Letitia Johnson Smith Director of Judicial Relations Moot Court Competition Executive Board UC Irvine School of Law
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It is with great pleasure that the Executive Board of the 2022–2023 UC Irvine School of Law Moot Court Competition invites you to serve as an oral argument judge for this year’s competition. As a growing law school, we count on the local legal community to train and encourage our next generation of lawyers. We are incredibly grateful that we have been able to rely on local judges and attorneys each year to provide challenging questions and valuable feedback. This year, we have 52 student competitors. The students are eager to expand their legal skill set – and answer tough questions from the judges. We are asking for your expertise to give these students a truly challenging and constructive competition experience. The oral argument schedule is as follows: Preliminary Round I: January 31, February 1, 2, 3, and 4 Preliminary Round II: February 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 Top 16 Elimination Round: February 23, 24, and 25 Quarterfinal Round: March 1 and 2 Semifinals: March 17 On weekdays, we will hold two sessions of concurrent rounds beginning at 7:00 p.m and ending at 9:00 p.m. On Saturdays, we will hold arguments from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For Saturday arguments, we ask judges to commit to either a morning session (10:00 - 1:00 p.m.) or afternoon session (1:00 - 4:00 p.m.), or both. Please be advised that Preliminary Rounds I & II will be held via Zoom and the remaining arguments will take place here at UCI Law. Prior to oral arguments, judges will receive a bench memorandum summarizing the relevant law and containing suggested questions for competitors. Meals and parking will be provided to judges by the Competition. The 2022-2023 Moot Court Competition is based on a fictional case, Dr. Helen Croix v. Aguefort University. The problem presents the following issues: Whether the termination of a university professor for statements made on a personal, public blog infringes upon the professor's Fourteenth Amendment liberty interest in her reputation or violates the professor's First Amendment free speech rights. If you are able to donate your time during one or more of these dates and times, please email me at lawmootcourt@lawnet.uci.edu. Please include your email address and phone number, and also indicate your preference for the dates and times that you are available to judge the competition. As you know, courtroom experience is pivotal to law students’ growth as young professionals. We rely on our community partners to assist us in providing this unique and vital opportunity to the next generation of Orange County attorneys. Thank you for your kind consideration of this invitation, and we hope that you can join us. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your time, Moot Court Board 2022-2023 UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, IRVINE – SCHOOL OF LAW lawmootcourt@lawnet.uci.edu
UCI Law: Creating a Prison to University Pipeline: Prison Education and the New "Clean Slate" Laws
UCI Law: Creating a Prison to University Pipeline: Prison Education and the New "Clean Slate" Laws : Orange County Bar Association (ocbar.org)
This CLE (also satisfying the "Elimination of Bias" requirement) will provide an overview of LIFTED (Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Education), a new University of California, Irvine initiative offering a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) to incarcerated students and will address key legal policy issues facing incarcerated students, in particular, access to federal financial aid in and after prison. This CLE will also provide a review of the new and existing “clean slate” laws which help individuals expunge their criminal records after their release from prison. UCI Criminology and Law Professor and Director of LIFTED Keramet Reiter; UCI Clinical Professor of Law and Criminal Justice Clinic Director Katie Tinto; and Hector Cervantes, Program Director, UCI Underground Scholars Initiative, will discuss these issues, address audience questions, and host a reception afterwards for further engagement. This CLE is also supported by the Orange County Public Defender, and Public Defender Martin F. Schwartz plans to attend. Speakers: Keramet Reiter Criminology and Law Professor and Director of LIFTED Katie Tinto Clinical Professor of Law and Criminal Justice Clinic Director Hector Cervantes Program Director, UCI Underground Scholars Initiative Moderated by Nahal Kazemi, Senior Counsel, Keller/Anderle LLP Location: UCI School of Law 401 E. Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA 92697 | EDU 1111 Time: 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. For questions, please contact UCI Law Events at (949) 824-0197 or events@law.uci.edu.
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To further the goal of casting a wide net to attract the broadest possible pool of qualified applicants to serve as federal judges, the Judicial Conference Committees on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System and Magistrate Judges System present their national diversity event: Interested lawyers and law students are invited to observe a national keynote address or panel discussion and participate in local roundtables with bankruptcy, magistrate, district, and appellate judges about pathways to the federal bench. More information will be provided as the date approaches. Registration may be limited due to space constraints. For more information, please contact: Beryl Dixon | 213-894-2783 | beryl_dixon@cacb.uscourts.gov
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 to Saturday, October 28, 2023 Extension option available through November 1, 2023
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