The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) announced today that the registration deadline for its annual Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition has been extended until Jan. 20. Registration is available online at www.hnba.com.
Now in its seventeenth year, the Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition provides the opportunity for students from law schools across the country to brief and argue a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court before panels of distinguished federal and state court judges, as well as experienced attorneys and law professors.
The Moot Court Competition also provides students with networking opportunities with the several hundred attendees at the Midyear Conference, including judges, professors, in house and outside counsel, and other professionals. Participation is limited to the first 32 two-student teams to register. As in past years, the winning team will receive a significant scholarship, and scholarships for the "best oralist" and "best brief" will also be awarded.
HNBA National President Benny Agosto said, "We are especially excited about this year's competition not only because we will have some of the brightest and most talented Latino students participating, but also because these students represent the future of the HNBA and of the legal profession."
The Moot Court Competition will take place during the HNBA's Annual Midyear Corporate Counsel Conference, which is scheduled for March 28-31, and will take place at the Westin Newport in Jersey City, N.J. This year, students will write briefs and present oral argument on a case based on the pending Supreme Court case of United States v. Jones. Students will brief and argue the propriety of the warrantless use of GPS devices by law enforcement to track suspects.
Quarter- and semi-finals rounds of the Moot Court Competition are scheduled to take place at the historic Hudson County Courthouse in Jersey City, N.J., and the final rounds will be held at the U.S. District Courthouse in Newark, New Jersey.
