Emory Moot Court Society is a competitive, student-run organization that provides experiential opportunities to develop oral advocacy and brief-writing skills.
Membership
Membership in Emory Moot Court Society is open to all full-time students, properly enrolled in Emory Law with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.35 and who satisfy the requirements of the membership listed below. Students enrolled in any joint JD degree program may be eligible for membership, provided that all other eligibility requirements are met. First-year students participate in the Stange 1L Competition each spring for the opportunity to gain membership in the society.
Moot Court Society is comprised of 2L, 3L, and AJD members. All members must successfully compete in one intraschool competition and one interschool competition. On the basis of their brief-writing and oral advocacy scores in an intraschool competition, competitors will be placed on one of our competition teams, which travel to and compete in various interschool moot court competitions around the country.
Faculty policy states other students and student organizations may not use the Emory name in connection with a publication or interschool competition team without the consent of the Dean's office. Emory Law maintains an active interest in any function held on or off campus in which the name of Emory University School of Law is used.
Advisors
Jennifer Murphy Romig: Faculty Advisor to Emory Moot Court Society Jennifer Murphy Romig joined the faculty of Emory Law School in 2001. She teaches first-year legal research and writing; professional responsibility; and analysis, research, and communication for non-lawyers. She also serves as Faculty Advisor to the Moot Court Society. She served as Editor-in-Chief of
Volume 6 of the Legal Writing Institute’s Monograph Series, focusing on Moot Court and Oral Advocacy. Romig received her JD in 1998 from the University of Virginia. She practiced law at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP in Atlanta, where she litigated patent, trademark, and trade secret cases and other commercial matters. She continues to consult with lawyers, legal professionals, and summer associates on legal writing.
Gerry Weber: Faculty Advisor to Emory's Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition Gerry Weber is principal in The Weber Law Offices and focuses on constitutional, civil rights, libel and media law, and general litigation and is also the faculty advisor for Emory's Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition due to his expertise in civil rights and constitutional law. Weber served for seventeen years as legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia. He also currently serves as a senior staff counsel at the Southern Center for Human Rights and is an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law and Georgia State College of Law in constitutional litigation, media law, and the first amendment.
