Mock Trial
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MOCK TRIAL INFORMATION SESSION | WEDNESDAY 7PM
Come learn more about mock trial and how to get involved! If you're looking for a college experience, mock trial is the place for you!  We have our first recruitment info session on Wednesday...
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CALLING ALL MAJORS: Join UMBC Mock Trial!
Hello friends! I'm Sydney. I know that virtual classes and social distancing isn’t how you wanted to spend your time at UMBC, but there's still a way to have a meaningful college experience and...
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Join UMBC Mock Trial!
Join UMBC's most successful academic sport!
Do you want to travel to interesting cities around the country? Great, we'll take you to Philadelphia, New York, Boston and more. Do you want to do speech, debate, or public speaking? Perfect,...
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Audition for UMBC Mock Trial!
Come join UMBC's premiere speech and debate organization.
Are you interested in improving your public speaking skills, meeting new people on campus, and joining the most successful speech and debate organization at UMBC? If so, you should come to an...
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Help UMBC Mock Trial Compete!
Our Gritstarter fundraising campaign has gone live!
HELP US COMPETE! https://gritstarter.umbc.edu/p/mocktrial/ This past year, UMBC Mock Trial had its most successful season and we were able to compete at the National Championship in Los Angeles,...
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About This Group

Contact us via our program email: umbcmocktrial@umbc.edu or our president Sydney Gaskins' email: sg10@umbc.edu

The UMBC Mock Trial Program was founded in the Fall semester of the 2010-2011 school year. The first active year of the team was the 2011-2012 school year. Today, the UMBC Mock Trial Program is nationally ranked by the American Mock Trial Association and has competed at the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) six years in a row ('15, '16, '17, '18, '19, and '20). 2017 was the first year UMBC Mock Trial sent two teams to ORCS, and one team to the National Championship Tournament (NCT). In the past four years, UMBC Mock Trial has qualified and competed at the NCT three times ('17, '19, '20). In 2019 UMBC's A Team placed in the top 10 (8th place) in their division after competing against some of the toughest schools in the Nation. 

Each academic school year, we receive case materials to prepare for invitational tournaments hosted at various universities throughout the academic school year and the AMTA sponsored playoff tournaments in the spring semester. Each team may consist of up to 10 members who will play at least one role on either the side of the defense or the side of the prosecution/plaintiff (for criminal/civil cases respectively). The primary roles in Mock Trial are witness and attorney. There are various types of witnesses presented in each case -- character witnesses tend to be involved in the incident and testify in the capacity of what they have witnessed while expert witnesses analyze the facts of the case scientifically to provide a conclusion based on their knowledge, education, and professional experience.

Mock Trial is a wonderful experience for students of all majors. Practices and competitions allow students to develop various skills including public speaking, critical thinking, and improvisation. In addition to developing these skills, students really enjoy the being on the team, and always have a lot of fun at tournaments.

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