Judging Panel Information

2025 Judging Panel Volunteers

If you wish to volunteer for a judging panel at State Finals, March 14-16, please sign up at THIS LINK

Competition Materials for Judging Panel Members

General Information for all Panel Members

Please visit the Google Folder for Judging Panelists

Case Materials: Dillard v. Farnsworth
Q & A Report for case
Rules of Competition and Evidence
General Info - Information for both Presiding Judges and Evaluators
Presiding Judge's Script
Guidance for Scoring a Trial Presentation - "Rubrics" on what to look for from each part of the team's presentation and assigning scores to each portion. Not a checklist but guidance for the subjective nature of scoring.

CLE Credit for Judging Panel Volunteers

Attorneys who volunteer their time for the 2025 Mock Trial season are eligible to claim CLE credit.

For the first level of competition (Region, District, or State Finals), the following credits are available:

- 1 general CLE hour, 1 Trial Practice hour, 1 Professionalism hour (1,1,0,1)

Attorneys who volunteer for a second level during the season (Regions + District; Regions + State Finals; District + State Finals) are eligible to claim an additional 1 general CLE hour of credit (1,0,0,0).

All applications for CLE credit must be made using the Judging Panel CLE form, which will be available after the Regionals in February. The CLE Department will bill member's Bar accounts for the CLE administrative fee ($4 per hour).

CLE credits earned during the 2025 HSMT season will appear on the attorney's 2025 CLE transcript.

With everything being posted above, we are not using the Judging Panel username/password this season.