295.3J sec. 001 - McBaine Honors Competition (Fall 2025)
Instructor: Gregory Derrell Washington
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Course End: December 01, 2025
Class Number: 32470
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Enrolled: 19
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 20
As of: 11/12 11:03 AM
The James Patterson McBaine Honors Competition is Berkeley Law’s highly-esteemed moot court competition. McBaine is a self-guided educational experience that is as gratifying as it is intense. Competitors will prepare one appellate brief and deliver two oral arguments during the fall semester. Advancing rounds will be held in January for eligible competitors at the quarter-, semi-, and final rounds. Cases chosen for the competition involve cutting-edge issues of great public importance. The final round judges are typically among the most renowned jurists in the nation.
Students who register for the competition will be required to complete a commitment form in addition to course registration affirming their decision to participate throughout the tournament. Students can schedule individual meetings throughout the competition with the student directors of the McBaine Competition and/or Greg Washington, the McBaine Academic Director. McBaine is also supervised and operated by Berkeley Law's Advocacy Competitions Program. Judges and current legal practitioners will review all McBaine briefs and oral arguments.
The McBaine record will be finalized and released during the first week of fall semester classes. During the fall semester, competitors will submit a final brief and participate in two preliminary oral argument rounds. For the competitors who advance, the elimination rounds and McBaine finals will take place in January.
Please note dates may be subject to change due to logistical concerns such as room availability. Competitors who have evening childcare responsibilities or class conflicts should contact the tournament organizers as soon as possible. We will try in good faith to accommodate these conflicts.
*Please note that this course counts towards non-classroom units.
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