Columbia University's Moot Court Programs consist of the first-year Foundation Program, the Harlan Fiske Stone Honors Competition, and the Jerome Michael Jury Trial. Each provides students with the opportunity to develop their written and oral advocacy skills. Participation in the first-year Program is mandatory for all first-year students, whereas Stone and Jerome Michael are elective activities for upperclass students. In addition to these "intramural" programs, Columbia participates in other national moot court competitions (e.g. Frederick Douglass, NALSA, and Jessup). First-year students may use participation in these national competitions to satisfy their Foundation Moot Court requirement.
For more information about these programs, please click the links on the right side of this page.
