Ames Moot Court Competition 1984

The case Louise Mitchell v. Henry Stimson was argued on November 19, 1984 at the Ames Moot Court Competition. The presiding judges were Hon. William J. Brennan '31, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court; Hon. Stephen G. Breyer '64 U.S. Court of Appeals for The First Circuit; Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for The Third Circuit. The Ames Competition, held in the historic Ames Courtroom of Harvard Law School, is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Final Round started the competition in fall of their 2L year.  Two teams progressed to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.