Mock Trial Team
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Mock Trial Team

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CALLING ALL MAJORS: JOIN UMBC MOCK TRIAL!
Hello Retrievers,  Looking to make new friends this fall? Love to watch legal dramas? Want to travel around the country for free?! Look no further than UMBC Mock Trial!  By...
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Join the 2021 National Champions!
Try out for Mock Trial, the 2021 National Champions!
It's your time to join the 2021 American Mock Trial Association National Champions! In April of 2021, UMBC Mock Trial defeated Yale University to win the 2021 AMTA National Championship. UMBC...
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ACTING OPPORTUNITY FOR UMBC STUDENTS!!
Get involved with UMBC's Top Mock Trial Team!
UMBC Mock Trial is having a WINTER WITNESS TRYOUT!! We know this is a difficult time for actors and we're hoping that some of you will be interested in joining our team. While Mock Trial and...
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MOCK TRIAL INFORMATION SESSION | WEDNESDAY 7PM
Come learn more about mock trial and how to get involved! If you're looking for a college experience, mock trial is the place for you!  We have our first recruitment info session on Wednesday...
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CALLING ALL MAJORS: Join UMBC Mock Trial!
Hello friends! I'm Sydney. I know that virtual classes and social distancing isn’t how you wanted to spend your time at UMBC, but there's still a way to have a meaningful college experience and...
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Join UMBC Mock Trial!
Join UMBC's most successful academic sport!
Do you want to travel to interesting cities around the country? Great, we'll take you to Philadelphia, New York, Boston and more. Do you want to do speech, debate, or public speaking? Perfect,...
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Audition for UMBC Mock Trial!
Come join UMBC's premiere speech and debate organization.
Are you interested in improving your public speaking skills, meeting new people on campus, and joining the most successful speech and debate organization at UMBC? If so, you should come to an...
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Help UMBC Mock Trial Compete!
Our Gritstarter fundraising campaign has gone live!
HELP US COMPETE! https://gritstarter.umbc.edu/p/mocktrial/ This past year, UMBC Mock Trial had its most successful season and we were able to compete at the National Championship in Los Angeles,...
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About This Group

Contact us via our program email: umbcmocktrial@umbc.edu. 

This iteration of the UMBC Mock Trial Program was founded in the Fall semester of the 2010-2011 school year, returning the team from several years of inactivity. The first active year of the team was the 2011-2012 school year. In 2021, UMBC Mock Trial won the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) National Championship. Today the team is ranked #1 in the country by AMTA and has qualified for Nationals for three consecutive seasons. UMBC has competed at the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) for seven years in a row ('15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21). 2017 was the first year UMBC Mock Trial sent two teams to ORCS, and one team to the National Championship Tournament (NCT). In the past four years, UMBC Mock Trial has qualified and competed at the NCT four times ('17, '19, '20, '21). 

Each academic school year, we receive case materials to prepare for invitational tournaments hosted at various universities throughout the academic school year and the AMTA sponsored playoff tournaments in the spring semester. Each team may consist of up to 10 members who will play at least one role on either the side of the defense or the side of the prosecution/plaintiff (for criminal/civil cases respectively). The primary roles in Mock Trial are witness and attorney. There are various types of witnesses presented in each case -- character witnesses tend to be involved in the incident and testify in the capacity of what they have witnessed while expert witnesses analyze the facts of the case scientifically to provide a conclusion based on their knowledge, education, and professional experience.

Mock Trial is a wonderful experience for students of all majors. Practices and competitions allow students to develop various skills including public speaking, critical thinking, and improvisation. In addition to developing these skills, students really enjoy the being on the team, and always have a lot of fun at tournaments.

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Officers

  • Anna Kim
    President
  • Alysha Carter
    Vice President
  • Nathan Yates
    Treasurer
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