Volunteer to Judge the Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Support Future Trial Lawyers
Each year, 1000+ trial lawyers, current judges, and other attorneys volunteer to serve as judges and jurors during AAJ's Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC).
Each year, AAJ hosts the Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC), showcasing top future trial lawyers. This tournament is one of the premier trial advocacy competitions in the country. Regional Tournaments are held across the country, and the two winning teams from each region then compete in the National Finals. The Regional Tournaments will be held March 5-8 with both in-person and virtual regions, and the National Finals will be held March 26-29 in New Orleans.
SIGN UP AS A JUDGE OR JUROR IN A REGION BELOW!
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Annapolis, MD
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Chicago, IL
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Columbia, SC
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Houston, TX
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New York, NY
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Philadelphia, PA
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Portland, OR
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Virtual (Eastern Time)
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Virtual (Mountain Time)
You can review more details for the 2026 competition here.
2026 Law Schools
List of Schools Competing in STAC
- Albany Law School
- American University Washington College of Law
- Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
- Baylor University School of Law
- Belmont University College of Law
- Birmingham School of Law
- Boston College Law School
- Boston University School of Law
- Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
- Brooklyn Law School
- California Western School of Law
- Campbell University, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
- Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
- Charleston School of Law
- Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology
- Cleveland State University College of Law
- College of William and Mary School of Law
- Creighton University School of Law
- Cumberland School of Law Samford University
- DePaul University College of Law
- Drake University Law School
- Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Elon University School of Law
- Emory University School of Law
- Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
- Florida International University College of Law
- Florida State University College of Law
- Fordham University School of Law
- George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Georgia State University Law School
- Harvard Law School
- Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
- Howard University School of Law
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
- Lewis & Clark Law School
- Liberty University School of Law
- Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
- Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School
- Loyola University - Chicago School of Law
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
- Marquette University Law School
- Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
- Mercer University School of Law
- Michigan State University College of Law
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- New York Law School
- New York University School of Law
- North Carolina Central University School of Law
- Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law School
- Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
- Quinnipiac University School of Law
- Regent University School of Law
- Roger Williams University School of Law
- Rutgers Law School, Camden
- Santa Clara University School of Law
- Seattle University School of Law
- Seton Hall University School of Law
- South Texas College of Law Houston
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Southern University Law Center
- Southwestern Law School
- St. John's University School of Law
- St. Louis University School of Law
- St. Mary's University School of Law
- St. Thomas University College of Law
- Stetson University College of Law
- Suffolk University Law School
- Syracuse University College of Law
- Temple University Beasley School of Law
- Texas A&M University School of Law
- Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
- Tulane University Law School
- University at Buffalo School of Law
- University of Akron School of Law
- University of Alabama School of Law
- University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville
- University of Baltimore School of Law
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- University of California, Davis School of Law
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
- University of Colorado Law School
- University of Connecticut School of Law
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Houston Law Center
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Illinois College of Law
- University of Kansas School of Law
- University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Michigan Law School
- University of Mississippi School of Law
- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
- University of Missouri School of Law, Mizzou Law
- University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
- University of North Texas Dallas College of Law
- University of Notre Dame Law School
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law
- University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
- University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
- University of St. Thomas School of Law
- University of Texas School of Law
- University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
- University of Tulsa College of Law
- University of Washington School of Law
- University of Wisconsin Law School
- Vanderbilt University Law School
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- Wake Forest University Law School
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
- Wayne State University Law School
- West Virginia University College of Law
- Western New England University School of Law
- Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
- Willamette University College of Law
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
