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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Visited UCM
Lilly Ledbetter will be the keynote speaker for Politics and Social Justice Week, which will run from April 3-12, 2013. Ledbetter will be on campus on April 3rd and will give a public, free address at 7:00 p.m. in the WC Morris auditorium. Please mark your calendars.
Mock Trial Team
UCM's Mock Trial team placed second at an invitational tournament hosted by Northwest Missouri State University from October 19-20, 2012. The Team went up against Central College, the University of Nebraska, South Dakota University, and Washborn University, and finished with a 6-2 record. This is one of the best performance by UCM's Mock Trial team in an early competition. This year's team has a good mix of returning veterans and new mock trialers. Team members include: Ben Marble, Kayla Meine, Sara Evans, Alana Caruso, Sarah Ramlal, Cristel Hager, Kailea Bogner, Nicole Southall, Maren Veifhaus, Kyle Becker, and Andre Tinoco. Not only did the Mock Trialers do well as a team, but two students won individual awards. Ben Marble won a Best Attorney Award and Sarah Evans won an Outstanding Witness Award. The team will compete at Illinois State University on November 2-4, 2012. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact the coach, Derek Moorhead, at derekmoorhead@msn.com.
Derek Moorhead (center)
and Mock Trial TeamThe Mock Trial team competes in regional and national competitions. The team has enjoyed considerable success in recent years, earning bids to the national tournament in eight of the last ten years.
The team is coached by Derek Moorhead, an attorney in Lee's Summit, and is assisted by Doug Harris, attorney for the City of Warrensburg. Derek has coached Mock Trial for twenty-five years and turned UMKC's team into one of the premier programs in the country.
2009-2010 Mock Trial Team Photos
2007-2008 Mock Trial Team Photos
2006-2007 Mock Trial Teams
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