A RETURN TO IN-PERSON COMPETITIONS in 2022
The North Carolina Mock Trial Program (NCMTP) Board is very pleased to announce that the
NCMTP will plan to hold the 2021-2022 NCAJ High School Mock Trial regional and state final
competitions in-person in 2022. We are planning for the regional mock trial competitions (including a courtroom artist competition) to be held in courthouses throughout the state on Saturday, February 5, 2022; Campbell University School of Law is generously hosting the 2022 State Finals competition at their Raleigh campus on March 18-19, 2022.
READ OUR COVID-19 MITIGATION PROCESS FOR REGIONALS HERE
Team registration for the season opened on September 1; see https://ncmocktrial.org/compete/important-forms/ for all details. Access the competition case and rules at https://ncmocktrial.org/compete/case-materials/
Registered teams will have the opportunity to be paired with another team for an online scrimmage at date of their choosing this winter. https://ncmocktrial.org/team-scrimmages/
Don’t have an attorney advisor? Registered teams can contact liz@ncmocktrial.org to be paired with a local attorney in their community who can help prepare students for competition.
30 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL IN NORTH CAROLINA
As outlined in our July 2021 newsletter we are beginning the 30th season of high school mock trial competition in North Carolina!
- Since 1992, high school students in this state have had the opportunity to grow and learn through
mock trial, developing their critical thinking, public speaking, and leadership skills for bright
futures ahead. We are celebrating all season, including by launching a Friends and Alumni Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/ncmocktrial), offering 30th anniversary t-shirts, and much more.
NCAJ PAST PRESIDENTS HELP KICK OFF 30th YEAR CELEBRATIONS
The Past Presidents of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) have helped us begin our
30th year celebrations in a very impactful way. Please join us in thanking Doug Abrams, Peggy
Abrams, Bradley Bannon, Charles Becton, Clifford Britt, Rebecca Britton, Janet Ward
Black, Wade Byrd, Burton Craige, Joe Cheshire, Danny Glover, Jim Fuller, David
Henson, Rick Hunter, Gary Jackson, John McCabe, Bill Mills, Chris Nichols, Spencer Parris, Bill
Powers, Adam Stein, Mark Sumwalt, Vernon Sumwalt, Mary Ann Tally and David Teddy
for generously supporting high school mock trial at the NCMTP Champions level this year. Their
help will ensure high school mock trial can continue in North Carolina.
$30 FOR 30 — GIVING TUESDAY 2021 CAMPAIGN VIDEO
We are asking everyone positively touched by mock trial – parents, coaches, judges and jurors –
to please consider contributing in celebration of our 30th year! We offer many different giving
levels including a new level of support called $30 for 30. Please click below to learn more about
how you can support this powerful program and increase its impact:
https://ncmocktrial.org/about/north-carolina-mock-trial-program/individual-contributors/
