Competition Oral Arguments Schedule
| Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
| D. C. Bar 2nd Floor Conference Center |
| PRELIMINARY ROUNDS SCHEDULE |
| ROUND 1 |
| 11:00 - 11:15 am | CHECK-IN – PARTICIPANTS (send to Participant Room) |
| 11:15 - 11:30 am | CHECK-IN – ROUND I JUDGES (send to Judges Chambers) |
| 11:15 am | ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS (in Participant Room) |
| ROUND I JUDGES BRIEFING (in Judges Lounge) | |
| 11:30 am | ROUND I PARTICIPANTS MOVE TO COURTROOMS AND SET UP |
| 11:35 am | JUDGES MOVE TO COURTROOMS AND SET UP |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
ROUND 1 |
| Room 1 - A01 v. B01 Room 2 - A02 v. B02 Room 3 - A03 v. B03 |
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| 12:45 - 12:55 pm |
ROUND I JUDGES SCORING (Participants move to Participant Room) |
| 12:55 - 1:10 pm | JUDGES FEEDBACK (Participants return to their courtrooms) |
ROUND 2 (OFF-BRIEF)
| 1:00 - 1:15 pm | CHECK-IN – ROUND II JUDGES (send to Judges Chambers) |
| 1:15 pm | ROUND II JUDGES BRIEFING (in Judges Chambers) |
| 1:15 pm | ROUND II PARTICIPANTS MOVE TO LOUNGE |
| 1:30 pm | PARTICPANTS MOVE TO COURTROOMS AND SET UP |
| 1:35 pm | JUDGES MOVE TO COURTROOMS |
| 1:45 - 2:45 pm | ROUND 2 |
| Room 1 - B03 v. A02 Room 2 - B01 v. A03 Room 3 - B02 v. A01 |
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| 2:45 - 2:55 pm | ROUND 2 JUDGES SCORING (Participants move to Participant Room) |
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | JUDGES FEEDBACK (Participants return to their courtrooms) |
| 3:15 - 3:20 pm | TEAM ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT |
| 3:30 pm | DISMISSAL |
| Sunday, February 23, 2025 |
| D. C. Bar 2nd Floor Conference Center |
| SEMIFINAL ROUND SCHEDULE |
| 11:00 - 11:15 am | CHECK-IN – PARTICIPANTS (send to Participant Room) |
| 11:15 - 11:20 am | CHECK-IN – ROUND I JUDGES (send to Judges Chambers) |
| 11:20 am | ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS (in Participant's Room) |
| ROUND I JUDGES BRIEFING (in Judges Lounge) | |
| 11:30 am | ROUND I PARTICIPANTS MOVE TO COURTROOMS AND SET UP |
| 11:35 am | JUDGES MOVE TO COURTROOMS AND SET UP |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
SEMIFINAL ROUND |
| Room 1 - ___ v. ___ Room 2 - ___ v. ___ |
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| 12:45 - 12:55 pm |
ROUND I JUDGES SCORING (Participants move to Participant Room) |
| 12:55 - 1:15 pm | JUDGES FEEDBACK (Participants return to their courtrooms) |
| 1:15 pm | PARTICIPANTS MOVE TO ROOM |
| 1:30 pm | TEAM ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT |
| 1:40 pm | DISMISSAL |
| Friday, February 28, 2025 |
| District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Ceremonial Courtroom |
| FINAL ROUND SCHEDULE |
| 5:00 - 5:15 pm | CHECK-IN – PARTICIPANTS (Courtroom) |
| 5:00 - 5:15 pm | CHECK-IN – FINAL ROUND JUDGES & BRIEFING (send to Judges Chambers) |
| 5:15 - 5:30 pm | WELCOME (Ceremonial Courtroom) |
| 5:30 - 6:30 pm | FINAL ROUND ARGUMENTS |
| ___ v. ___ | |
| 6:30 - 6:40 pm | JUDGES SCORING (Judges move to Judges Chambers) |
| 6:40 - 7:00 pm | JUDGES FEEDBACK (Courtroom) |
| 7:00 pm | WINNING TEAM ANNOUNCED (Courtroom) |
| 7:00 pm | AWARDS RECEPTION AND PICTURES (Outside of the courtroom) |