Ames Moot Court Competition 2000

The case Mary Cameron and David Rae v. States of Ames was argued on November 16, 2000, at the Ames Moot Court Competition. The presiding judges were Hon. David Souter '61, '66, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court; Hon. Frank Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals for The Seventh Circuit; Hon. Judith W. Rogers LL.B '64, U.S. Court of Appeals for The District of Columbia Circuit. The Ames Competition, held in the historic Ames Courtroom of Harvard Law School, is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Final Round started the competition in fall of their 2L year.  Two teams progressed to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.