The Ames Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. Students participating in the Final Round started the competition in the fall of their 2L year. From there, two teams progress to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy. The Final Round is traditionally judged by this country’s preeminent jurists. Past Ames Competition winners include Professor Cass Sunstein, Dean Kathleen Sullivan, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and Justice Harry Blackmun. Click here for a list of past winners of the Competition.
Congratulations to The Honorable Constance Baker Motley Memorial Team on winning Best Overall Team in the 2024 Ames Moot Court Final!
2025 Final Round
Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
United States Department of Justice
The Honorable Leondra Kruger
Supreme Court of California
The Honorable Kevin Newsom
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Read the Parties’ Briefs:
The Competitors
The William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. Memorial Team (Petitioner)
- Lev Cohen
- Justin Curl
- Sophie Li
- Sophia Loughlin
- G. Terrell Seabrooks
- Sadie Statman
The Charles Fried Memorial Team (Respondent)
- Nathalie Beauchamps
- Joe Caplis
- Joshua Grambow
- Nicholas Nelson
- Paneez Oliai
- Coy Ozias
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