WHO WE ARE

GUMT is one of the few entirely student-run teams in the country. Georgetown University Mock Trial is nationally ranked and competes at tournaments throughout the United States annually. Competing at invitationals in the fall and the Regional, ORCS, and National tournaments in the spring, GUMT is a close-knit community that writes its own materials, plans its own case theories, and orchestrates its own practices. Both in the courtroom and on campus, GU Mock Trial is as much a family as it is a team. 

WHAT IS MOCK TRIAL?

Every year our team receives a case that we work on for the entire year. Alternating between civil and criminal, these cases are written by the American Mock Trial Association to be used by every team around the country. Students on our team assume the role of attorneys or witnesses and compete at tournaments across the nation against other teams in front of panels of two to three judges. Being 100% student-run, our teams are responsible for building everything from the bottom up. From creating case theories to writing opening statements, closings, and direct/cross examinations, everything is accomplished by students. Georgetown Mock Trial usually has three teams competing each semester, each one with its own unique approach to the case.

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