National Ethics Trial Competition Resumes In-Person Competition for 2023

The University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law is excited to again be hosting the National Ethics Competition on March 24-26, 2023. Selected teams will compete at the historic Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento. 

McGeorge's National Ethics Trial Competition was established in 2006 to promote ethical and civility awareness through the mock trial competition format. As far as we know, it is the only law school-sponsored competition that features both an ethical component in the issues to be tried and scoring based on the participants' observation of ethical and civility principles. The competition provides an opportunity for student trial lawyers to develop and display their knowledge and skills of professional responsibility in trial work. Trials are judged by distinguished members of the bench and bar, including judges of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Superior Courts of California, and members of the Anthony M. Kennedy and Milton Schwartz Inns of Court. 

The competition will consist of three preliminary rounds to be held between Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25. The four (4) teams selected to advance to the semi-finals will be announced at a reception held on Saturday evening. The semi-final round will be held on Sunday morning, March 26, and the final round will be held on the afternoon of March 26. 

Questions? Please contact Annie Deets at adeets@pacific.edu.