updated info 3-21-2024
Be sure to scroll to the bottom to view the photos! - Congrats!
2024 high school mock trials
coaches corner
information have been added
1. photos
2. student Evaluations
3. how can we improve?
4. final results
thank you for coming and see you next year!
How can we improve this event? - This is what we heard from you.
Please email Mary if you think of additional suggestions and/or comments.
Please email Mary if you think of additional suggestions and/or comments.
One of my personal favorites is McLean County for a variety of reasons. Perhaps have teams bring b teams in case of no-shows. I just ran the skokie tourney last night, and had one no show, and it worked out seamlessly. Just in cases? Maine South, and Normal West brought b teams that were not needed and they knew it in advance. Trial by fire from my experience!
Thank you so much for having us! Theresa students really enjoyed the experience. We found the competition to be well-run and organized! The volunteer judges and jurors were excellent. The only thing the kids would like is more feedback. I thought it was top notch! Hope to see you again next year.
First of all, thank you very much for everything you all did yesterday. We always look forward to this tournament, and the kids love the opportunity to compete in real courtrooms and get great feedback from practicing judges and attorneys. One thing our coaches and students were a little confused by yesterday was the scoring. It seems a bit problematic to have composite scores for ballots that favor the number of times and the number of scoring judges instead of averaging scores. For example, it appeared as though a same six school students participated in all three trials. We competed against a same team on both sides. So, if this is the case, then the scoring seems a bit odd and confusing. It also seemed like the number of evaluators in each room contributed to different max scores that students could receive. This format seemingly gives only the teams that make finals an opportunity to have individual awards as well. One suggestion would be to do a similar thing to the state tournament where a best witness (or best witnesses) and best attorney (or best attorneys) is chosen for each trial. This alleviates any discrepancies between scoring judges or the amount of judges in each trial. As well, ensuring that sides of teams only participate in one of the two rounds, so as not to receive additional scores or ballots, thus balancing scoring across all teams participating. Again, thank you very much for hosting, and we look forward to being back next year!
Thank you so much for having us. This was our first real tournament and the kids were so excited to be participating in it!
Was I supposed to pick up our feedback forms or do they get sent to us? The students are looking forward to hearing about their scores and areas of improvement. Thank you again!
Maybe we could involve extra students for runners and/or evaluators.
Thank you for all of your help! We love attending this competition because it is run so smoothly.
I think the one thing that comes to mind - and I don't know if it's possible with volunteer and time constraints - would be to somehow get the finals posted earlier, and let the teams that are not staying get an earlier start home and have the option of finding lunch in the area or on the road more easily without trying to get food (or students) into/out of the courthouse and back, just to leave at 2:00. Whatever teams are staying for the afternoon could deal with figuring out lunch and use the time to revisit whatever happened in the morning. I know there always are some disappointed coaches and students, and I have been among them sometimes. We've been fortunate to have stayed the last few years, but if we weren't it would be easier to handle to emotions of the students from the view of, "well, let's head home early and get some food on the way and process this," as opposed to having waited the couple of extra hours, and then just saying to them, "sorry, we're going home now."
We are grateful for all you do for our community.
Thank you so much for having us! Theresa students really enjoyed the experience. We found the competition to be well-run and organized! The volunteer judges and jurors were excellent. The only thing the kids would like is more feedback. I thought it was top notch! Hope to see you again next year.
First of all, thank you very much for everything you all did yesterday. We always look forward to this tournament, and the kids love the opportunity to compete in real courtrooms and get great feedback from practicing judges and attorneys. One thing our coaches and students were a little confused by yesterday was the scoring. It seems a bit problematic to have composite scores for ballots that favor the number of times and the number of scoring judges instead of averaging scores. For example, it appeared as though a same six school students participated in all three trials. We competed against a same team on both sides. So, if this is the case, then the scoring seems a bit odd and confusing. It also seemed like the number of evaluators in each room contributed to different max scores that students could receive. This format seemingly gives only the teams that make finals an opportunity to have individual awards as well. One suggestion would be to do a similar thing to the state tournament where a best witness (or best witnesses) and best attorney (or best attorneys) is chosen for each trial. This alleviates any discrepancies between scoring judges or the amount of judges in each trial. As well, ensuring that sides of teams only participate in one of the two rounds, so as not to receive additional scores or ballots, thus balancing scoring across all teams participating. Again, thank you very much for hosting, and we look forward to being back next year!
Thank you so much for having us. This was our first real tournament and the kids were so excited to be participating in it!
Was I supposed to pick up our feedback forms or do they get sent to us? The students are looking forward to hearing about their scores and areas of improvement. Thank you again!
Maybe we could involve extra students for runners and/or evaluators.
Thank you for all of your help! We love attending this competition because it is run so smoothly.
I think the one thing that comes to mind - and I don't know if it's possible with volunteer and time constraints - would be to somehow get the finals posted earlier, and let the teams that are not staying get an earlier start home and have the option of finding lunch in the area or on the road more easily without trying to get food (or students) into/out of the courthouse and back, just to leave at 2:00. Whatever teams are staying for the afternoon could deal with figuring out lunch and use the time to revisit whatever happened in the morning. I know there always are some disappointed coaches and students, and I have been among them sometimes. We've been fortunate to have stayed the last few years, but if we weren't it would be easier to handle to emotions of the students from the view of, "well, let's head home early and get some food on the way and process this," as opposed to having waited the couple of extra hours, and then just saying to them, "sorry, we're going home now."
We are grateful for all you do for our community.
2024 Final Results
Overall Team Rank
Adlai E. Stevenson HS 1
St. Charles North HS
York Community HS
Maine South HS
Normal Community HS 1
De La Salle Institute
Normal West HS 2
College Prep. School of America (CPSA) 2
Normal West HS 1
Bartlett HS
Adlai E. Stevenson HS 2
College Prep. School of America (CPSA) 1
Niles West HS 1
St. Charles East HS
Chicago Christian HS 1
Whitney M. Young Magnet HS
O’Fallon Township HS
Pittsfield HS
Niles West HS 2
Normal Community HS 2
Dunlap HS
Chicago Christian HS 2
LaSalle-Peru Township HS
Bloomington HS
Overall Attorney Rank
Elliot Johnson
Kira Tepper
Charlotte King/Chapman
Morrighan Hayes
Austin Miller
Anna Goggin Stevenson
Angelina Correa
Sid Perkins
Paranthi Ganti
Samina Anijad
Anastasia Foutris
Olive Blick
Cody Neilsen
Anthony Benhenek
Benadicte Diamonka
Kanssa Zimmerman
Joci Kogan
Cameron Oliver
Hannah Soucek
Alice Sgibney
Megan Wu
Belle Phillips
Sean Chappell
Alexadra Goldstein
Kaylen Gammons
Mohammed Flaeeh
Sharmen Sultana
Loren Smith
Jahazia Morris
Nathan Carroll
Rajan Sukhatme
Aranima Chaudhury
Clien Kitenes
Jaiden Wiggs
Maximillian Nowiki
Ian Guo
Pranathi
Vanni Rometra
Jaylnn Clagg
Austin Miller
Overall Witness Rank
Emma Cabage
Mohammed Chabou
Tanya Shankar
Nitya Shastry
Janielle Kep-France
Gitsselle Hernandez Stevenson
Elena Mercado
Harper Christian
Bronson Stamper
Ryan Sliwa
Harry Zhen
Sarah Masheri
Hamsini Ganti
Krupa Madadakere
Annie Goldstein
Jaidan Wiggs
Hope Jager
Jonathan Morris
Cody Nielson
Jolina Spejcher
Caytlen Walker
Kyra Demeros
Hayden Kuchefski
Ben Richard
McKenzie Cloman
Anna Pavitt
Angelina Carrza
River Dedman
Lisa Kadyshuk
Loren Kernan
Danny Wycoff
Grabe Montgomery
Connor Schaafsma
Noah Hanif
Cidushi Shokla
Tanner Dowd
Sansita Agarwal
Josh Zacharias
Teise Donehoo
Mia Thurman
Charlotte King
Ahmed Iqbal
zeshan Vsmani
Katie Munson
Sana Syed
Lauren Gunn
2024 Team Participants
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Adlai E. Stevenson High [2nd Team]
Bartlett High Bloomington High Chicago Christian High [2nd Team] College Preparatory School of America [CPSA] [2nd Team] De La Salle Institute Dunlap High LaSalle Peru Township High Maine South High |
Niles West High [2nd Team]
Normal Community High [2nd Team] Normal West High [2nd Team] O'Fallon Township High St. Charles North High St. Charles East High Whitney M. Young Magnet High York Community High |
schools, coach name & cell number
Adlai E Stevenson High School - Brian Oberhauser - 708.308.8551
Bartlett High School - Richard Johnson - 630.400.7678
Bloomington High School - Willyard, Rachel - 815.735.8459
Chicago Christian High School - Mike Drury - 616.648.45056
College Preparatory School of America [CPSA] - Asim Gaffar - 630.405.3846
De La Salle Institute - Paul Dirschl - 708.307.4581
Dunlap High School - Lisa Vogal - 309.258.6153
Homewood-Flossmoor High School - Libby Day - 256.684.5443
LaSalle Peru Township High School - Melissa Olivero & Brian - 815.252.4429
Maine South High School - Don McArthur - 630.817.8990
Niles West High School - Rick Rosenberg & Mike Pinsof - 847.322.0479
Normal Community High School - Kevin Shackley - 309.391.4184
Normal West High School - John Bierbaum - 309.838.9034
O'Fallon Township High School - Caitlin Mueller - 630.220.1846
Pittsfield High School - Walker Filbert - 217.371.0636
St. Charles North High School - Lori Keough - 773.330.8247
St. Chasles East High School - William Stepien - 331.442.5725
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School - Ronald S. Rodgers - 773.519.6516
York Commnty High School - Amy Mueller - 847.942.6472
Bartlett High School - Richard Johnson - 630.400.7678
Bloomington High School - Willyard, Rachel - 815.735.8459
Chicago Christian High School - Mike Drury - 616.648.45056
College Preparatory School of America [CPSA] - Asim Gaffar - 630.405.3846
De La Salle Institute - Paul Dirschl - 708.307.4581
Dunlap High School - Lisa Vogal - 309.258.6153
Homewood-Flossmoor High School - Libby Day - 256.684.5443
LaSalle Peru Township High School - Melissa Olivero & Brian - 815.252.4429
Maine South High School - Don McArthur - 630.817.8990
Niles West High School - Rick Rosenberg & Mike Pinsof - 847.322.0479
Normal Community High School - Kevin Shackley - 309.391.4184
Normal West High School - John Bierbaum - 309.838.9034
O'Fallon Township High School - Caitlin Mueller - 630.220.1846
Pittsfield High School - Walker Filbert - 217.371.0636
St. Charles North High School - Lori Keough - 773.330.8247
St. Chasles East High School - William Stepien - 331.442.5725
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School - Ronald S. Rodgers - 773.519.6516
York Commnty High School - Amy Mueller - 847.942.6472
Withdrawn from the Event due to medical issues: Southland College Prep High School, Coach Sherry Grutzius, 773.403.1647
parking - bus and vehicle
mock trial rounds
Coach/Team Leader meeting
Time: 9:00 am at the 5th Floor Jury Assembly Room
Time: 9:00 am at the 5th Floor Jury Assembly Room
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Round 1 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Round 2 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Round 3 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
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Awards announced from 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stay for these awards.
Time limits are imperative to the success of this program.
mock trial forms and information
- 2024 MCBA-ISBA Regional Mock Trial Agenda
- ISBA Mock Trial Website Resources - Problem, exhibits, handbook and additional resources here.
- 2024 Rules Summary
- Evaluator Score Sheet
- Presiding Score Sheet
- Time Sheet 2024
- Judges' Questionnaire
Appellate Court Oral Argument at ISU - April 17, 2024
Oral argument will take place in Braden Auditorium in the Bone Student Center on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. sharp. Doors will open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 10:55 a.m. Security will not permit late entry into the auditorium.
This event is open to the public. All spectators will be required to go through metal detectors. Persons attending will not be allowed to bring backpacks into the auditorium. Cell phones must be turned off.
The appellate justices will hear argument on a criminal appeal.
This event is open to the public. All spectators will be required to go through metal detectors. Persons attending will not be allowed to bring backpacks into the auditorium. Cell phones must be turned off.
The appellate justices will hear argument on a criminal appeal.
Appellate Court to Hold Oral Argument at Illinois State
The Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth Judicial District will hold oral argument at the Braden Auditorium in the Student Bone Center on the morning of April 17, 2024. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Politics & Government and the McLean County Bar Association.
The Fourth District is based in Springfield. This judicial body considers appeals filed in trial courts from 41 counties including Rock Island, Winnebago, Sangamon, and McLean Counties. The court typically rules on over 5,000 cases per year.
This is the third time that the Fourth District held oral argument at Illinois State University. The first time was more than a decade ago, and the last time was spring 2023.
Students enrolled in the advanced legal research and writing class offered in the Legal Studies Program will be given assignments based on the case set for argument. Although the court has not announced which case it will hear at ISU, it is expected to be a criminal appeal.
This event is open to the public. All spectators will be required to go through metal detectors. Persons attending will not be allowed to bring backpacks into the auditorium. Cell phones must be turned off.
The Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth Judicial District will hold oral argument at the Braden Auditorium in the Student Bone Center on the morning of April 17, 2024. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Politics & Government and the McLean County Bar Association.
The Fourth District is based in Springfield. This judicial body considers appeals filed in trial courts from 41 counties including Rock Island, Winnebago, Sangamon, and McLean Counties. The court typically rules on over 5,000 cases per year.
This is the third time that the Fourth District held oral argument at Illinois State University. The first time was more than a decade ago, and the last time was spring 2023.
Students enrolled in the advanced legal research and writing class offered in the Legal Studies Program will be given assignments based on the case set for argument. Although the court has not announced which case it will hear at ISU, it is expected to be a criminal appeal.
This event is open to the public. All spectators will be required to go through metal detectors. Persons attending will not be allowed to bring backpacks into the auditorium. Cell phones must be turned off.