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Winners of Staton Moot Court Competition Announced
11/04/2014
The final round of the Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition pitted the teams of Andrew Romney and Janell Zimmer against Dylan Pittman and Michael Sullivan. The championship round was held in the Indiana Supreme Court Courtroom, and was decided by Judges Michael Kanne and John Tinder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Indiana Supreme Court Justices Steven David, ’82 and Mark Massa, ’89; and former Indiana Supreme Court Justice now IU McKinney Professor of Practice Frank Sullivan, Jr. The final round was held November 3 in the Indiana Supreme Court Courtroom.
Pittman and Sullivan were declared champions after what Professor James Dimitri called “a close round.” Pittman also took home the honors as best oralist in the final round. The Moot Court Board announced the recipients of two other awards: Sam Gardner won honors for the best oralist in the preliminary rounds, and Eric Doyle won honors for the best brief in the competition.
The competition is named in honor of alumnus and former Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Robert H. Staton, ’55. Students who score in the top 25 percent of all competitors are named to the Order of the Barristers, and are eligible to represent IU McKinney in national and international moot court competitions.
