Welcome to the 2020 Berkeley regional of the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s National Trial Competition. The National Trial Competition will be scheduled across fifteen regions of the United States in February, 2020. The National Finals will be held in Fort Worth, TX, April 1-5, 2020.
Information for Competitors and Coaches
Case File, Rules, and Pairings
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The case file and rules can be downloaded from the TYLA NTC homepage
- 2020 NTC Pairings
Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2020
3:00 p.m. Coaches’ Meeting
4:45 p.m. Assembly at the Courthouse
5:15 p.m Briefings of Evaluators, Witnesses, and Bailiffs
5:30 p.m. Witnesses Released to Trials
5:45 p.m. Judges and Attorneys Released to Trials
6:00 p.m. Trials Begin
FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 2020
4:45 p.m. Assembly at the Courthouse
5:15 p.m. Briefings of Evaluators, Witnesses, and Bailiffs
5:30 p.m. Witnesses Released to Trials
5:45 p.m. Judges and Attorneys Released to Trials
6:00 p.m. Trials Begin
SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 2020
8:30 a.m. Assembly at the Courthouse
8:45-9:00 a.m. Briefings of Evaluators, Witnesses, and Bailiffs
9:00 a.m. Witnesses Released to Trials
9:15 a.m. Judges and Attorneys Released to Trials
9:30 a.m. Trials Begin
1:00 p.m. Invitation of Coaches to Review Ballots and Semi-Final Round Pairings
1:15 p.m. Announcement of Semi-Final Round Pairings
1:45-2:00 p.m. Briefings of Evaluators, Witnesses, and Bailiffs
2:00 p.m. Witnesses Released to Semi-Final Rounds
2:15 p.m. Judges and Attorneys Released to Semi-Final Rounds
2:30 p.m. Semi-Final Rounds Begin
SUNDAY, FEB. 2, 2020
8:30 a.m. Assembly at the Courthouse
8:45-9:00 a.m. Briefings of Evaluators, Witnesses, and Bailiffs
9:00 a.m. Witnesses Released to Final Rounds
9:15 a.m. Judges and Attorneys Released to Final Rounds
9:30 a.m. Final Rounds Begin
2020 Participating Law Schools
Arizona State University – O’Connor School of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law
Santa Clara University School Of Law
Stanford Law School
University of Arizona – Rogers College of Law
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
University of California-Davis School of Law
University of California-Hastings College of Law
University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
University of Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
Stetson University College of Law
University of New Mexico School of Law
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law