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Learn more about the UChicago Moot Court team
the basics
Who are we?
The Moot Court team is one of UChicago’s most successful debate-style teams. We engage in mock Supreme Court arguments across the country and internationally. We read case law, formulate arguments, and practice our presentation skills to send our Oral Advocates to competition and our Brief Writers to create detailed documents.
How can I join?
We recruit in the fall and the spring. You can try out in the fall for the Oral Advocacy team, which consists of traveling to a variety of competitions and delivering speeches. You can also join our Brief Writing team and prepare pieces of thorough legal writing for submission to a variety of competitions. If you join in the spring, you will have the opportunity to compete in a spring intra-team invitational as well as write a brief.
In the Spotlight
Awards & Recognition
Everything our team has accomplished over the past eleven years
Tournaments Won
nationals qualifiers
orator awards
Brief writing awards
2024-2025 Season
Results coming soon!
If you’re interested in joining UChicago Moot Court for the 2024-2025 season, please contact us at uofcmootcourt@gmail.com.
2023-2024 Season
Law School Results – International Rounds:
Oral Advocacy
Inanna Khansa (’26), Elisabeth Snyder (’25), Zoe Osborn (’24), Santiago Galan (’26), Cherie Fernandes (’25), & Grace Theodoly (’25) –– Champions, Price Media Law
Vikram Ramaswamy (’25) & Cherie Fernandes (’25) –– Finalists, Sports Law Arbitration Moot
Pranav Padmanabhan (’26) & Zach Harrison (’26) –– Quarterfinalists, Sports Law Arbitration Moot
Marie Ardy (’24), Isabella Grundseth (’24), Anna Guzman (’24), Grace Carlebach (’24), & Dora Gordon (’24) –– Quarterfinalists, International Bar Association ICC Moot
Individual Orator Awards
Inanna Khansa (’26) –– Best Oralist in Finals, Price Media Law
Elisabeth Snyder (’25) –– 10th Place, Price Media Law
Law School Results – North American Rounds:
Oral Advocacy
Anna Guzman (’24) & Vikram Ramaswamy (’25) –– Champions, Stetson Environmental Law
Inanna Khansa (’26), Elisabeth Snyder (’25), Zoe Osborn (’24), Santiago Galan (’26), Cherie Fernandes (’25), & Grace Theodoly (’25) –– Champions, Price Media Law
Marie Ardy (’24), Isabella Grundseth (’24), Anna Guzman (’24), Grace Carlebach (’24), & Dora Gordon (’24) –– Champions, International Bar Association ICC Moot
Vikram Ramaswamy (’25) & Cherie Fernandes (’25) –– Finalists, Sports Law Arbitration Moot
Pranav Padmanabhan (’26) & Zach Harrison (’26) –– Finalists, Sports Law Arbitration Moot
Henry Huschke (’25) & Chloe Lee (’25) –– Semifinalists, Sports Law Arbitration Moot
Josephine Yau (’24) & Chloe Lee (’25) –– 3rd Place, Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot
Individual Orator Awards
Anna Guzman (’24) –– Best Oralist in Finals, Stetson Environmental Law
Elisabeth Snyder (’25) –– Best Oralist in Finals, Price Media Law
Anna Guzman (’24) –– 2nd Place Victims’ Speaker, ICC Moot
Marie Ardy (’24) –– 3rd Place Prosecution Speaker, ICC Moot
Isabella Grundseth (’24) –– 3rd Place Defense Speaker, ICC Moot
Vikram Ramaswamy (’25) –– 4th Place, Stetson Environmental Law
Brief Writing Awards
Marie Ardy (’24), Isabella Grundseth (’24), Anna Guzman (’24), Grace Carlebach (’24), & Dora Gordon (’24) –– 1st Place Prosecution Brief, ICC Moot
Marie Ardy (’24), Isabella Grundseth (’24), Anna Guzman (’24), Grace Carlebach (’24), & Dora Gordon (’24) –– 1st Place Victims’ Brief, ICC Moot
Marie Ardy (’24), Isabella Grundseth (’24), Anna Guzman (’24), Grace Carlebach (’24), & Dora Gordon (’24) –– 2nd Place Defense Brief, ICC Moot
AMCA National Results:
Oral Advocacy
Anna Guzman (’24) & Emeline Wright (’24) –– Sweet Sixteen
Brief Writing
Ryan Nguyen (25′) & Janice Cho (’25) –– 10th Place, Petitioner
AMCA Super-Regional Results:
Oral Advocacy
Anna Guzman (’24) & Emeline Wright (’24) –– Champions, Berea Super-Regional
Davis Turner (’26) & Jay Love (’27) –– Sweet Sixteen, NOVA Super-Regional
Isabella Grundseth (’24) & Dena Kasperas (’24) –– Sweet Sixteen, NOVA Super-Regional
Individual Orator Awards
Isabella Grundseth (’24) –– 9th Place, NOVA Super-Regional
AMCA Regionals Results:
Oral Advocacy
Anna Guzman (’24) & Emeline Wright (’24) –– Champions, Mid-Michigan Regional
Dora Gordon (’24) & Santiago Galan (’26) –– Finalists, Mid-Michigan Regional
Isabella Grundseth (’24) & Dena Kasperas (’24) –– Semifinalists, Empire State Regional
Yurou Li (’25) & Elisabeth Snyder (’25) –– Quarterfinalists, City of Angels Regional
Davis Turner (’26) & Jay Love (’27) –– Quarterfinalists, Mid-Michigan Regional
Elsa Wang (’27) & Hunter Wang (’27) –– Quarterfinalists, Mid-Michigan Regional
Spencer Lee (’27) & Luke Willis (’25) –– Sweet Sixteen, City of Angels Regional
Individual Orator Awards
Anna Guzman (’24) –– 1st Place, Mid-Michigan Regional
Emeline Wright (’24) –– 4th Place, Mid-Michigan Regional
Isabella Grundseth (’24) –– 5th Place, Empire State Regional
Santiago Galan (’26) –– 6th Place, Mid-Michigan Regional
Dora Gordon (’24) –– 8th Place, Mid-Michigan Regional
Hunter Wang (’27) –– 10th Place, Mid-Michigan Regional
Jay Love (’27) –– 12th Place, Mid-Michigan Regional
Davis Turner (’26) –– 13th Place, Mid-Michigan Regional
Dena Kasperas (’24) –– 14th Place, Empire State Regional
Canadian League Results:
Oral Advocacy
Kira Davis (’24) & Saba Johnson (’24) –– Champions, Capital Cup
Marlowe Glass (’26) & Pranav Padmanabhan (’26) –– Champions, McGill Invitational
Inanna Khansa (’26) & Connor Rust (’26) –– Finalists, Capital Cup
Luke Willis (’25) & Zach Harrison (’26) –– Semifinalists, McGill Invitational
Katherine Shi (’25) & Janice Cho (’25) –– Semifinalists, Capital Cup
Josephine Yau (’24) & Matthew Tsui (’26) –– Quarterfinalists, Capital Cup
Individual Oralist Awards
Spencer Lee (’27) –– 1st Place, McGill Invitational
Kira Davis (’24) –– 1st Place, Capital Cup
Inanna Khansa (’24) –– 2nd Place, Capital Cup
Connor Rust (’26) –– 3rd Place, Capital Cup
Pranav Padmanabhan (’26) –– 3rd Place, McGill Invitational
Saba Johnson (’24) –– 4th Place, Capital Cup
2022-2023 Season
Nationals Results
Oral Advocacy
Katherine Shi (’25) & Anabell Xu (’24) — Sweet Sixteen
Marcus Ellinas (’23) & Emeline Wright (’24) — Sweet Sixteen
Connor Rust (’26) & Inanna Khansa (’26) — Sweet Sixteen
Shreya Ram (‘23) & Isabella Grundseth (‘24) — Thrilling Thirty-Two
Jadyn Tiong (’24) & Annie Qian (’24) — Thrilling Thirty-Two
Ethan Ostrow (’24) & Marie Ardy (’24) — Thrilling Thirty-Two
Lily Hong (’23) & Danna Burshtine (’23) — Qualifier
Kira Davis (‘24) and Saba Johnson (‘24) — Qualifier
Brief Writing
Grace Carlebach (’24) & Maggie Rivera (’24) — 7th Place, Petitioner
Katherine Shi (’25) & Henry Shi (’25) — 8th Place, Petitioner
Individual Orator Awards
Emeline Wright (‘24) — 4th Place
Katherine Shi (‘25) — 8th Place
Marcus Ellinas (‘23) — 14th Place
Connor Rust (‘26) — 16th Place
Regional Results
Oral Argumentation National Qualifiers
Lily Hong (’23) & Danna Burshtine (’23) — Champions, Midwest Regional
Jadyn Tiong (’24) & Annie Qian (’24) — Champions, Elm City Regional
Shreya Ram (‘23) & Isabella Grundseth (‘24) — Champions, Mid Michigan Regional
Kira Davis (‘24) and Saba Johnson (‘24) — Finalists, Midwest Regional
Ethan Ostrow (’24) & Marie Ardy (’24) — Finalists, Eastern Michigan Regional
Marcus Ellinas (’23) & Emeline Wright (’24) — Semifinalists, Second City Regional
Ben Huffman (’25) & Yorou Li (’25) — Quarterfinalists, Second City Regional
Dora Gordon (‘24) & Dena Kasperas (‘24) — Quarterfinalists, South Atlantic Regional
Katherine Shi (’25) & Anabell Xu (’24) — Quarterfinalists, Midwest Regional
Grace Carlebach (‘24) & Anna Guzman (‘24) — Quarterfinalists, Eastern Michigan Regional
Chloe Lee (‘25) and Zachary Harrison (‘26) — Quarterfinalists, Great Lakes Regional
Connor Rust (’26) & Inanna Khansa (’26) — Quarterfinalists, Mid Michigan Regional
Individual Orator Awards
Lily Hong (‘23) — 1st Place, Midwest Regional
Marie Ardy (‘24) — 1st Place, Eastern Michigan Regional
Vikram Ramaswamy (‘25) — 1st Place, Great Lakes Regional
Shreya Ram (‘23) — 1st Place, Mid Michigan Regional
Ethan Ostrow (‘24) — 2nd Place, Eastern Michigan Regional
Dora Gordon (‘24) — 3rd Place, South Atlantic Regional
Danna Burshtine (‘23) — 3rd Place, Midwest Regional
Anna Guzman (‘24) — 3rd Place, Eastern Michigan Regional
Grace Carlebach (‘24) — 5th Place, Eastern Michigan Regional
Santiago Galan (‘26) — 7th Place, Midwest Regional
Emeline Wright (‘24) — 8th Place, Second City Regional
Dena Kasperas (‘24) — 8th Place, South Atlantic Regional
2021-2022 Season
Nationals Results
Oral Advocacy
Lily Hong (’23) & Danna Burshtine (’23) — Finalists
Marie Ardy (’24) & Ethan Ostrow (’24) — Sweet Sixteen
Marc Motter (’22) & Micah Clark Moody (’22) –– Sweet Sixteen
Vikram Ramaswamy (‘25) & Cherie Fernandes (‘25) — Sweet Sixteen
Anna Selbrede (’22) & Shreya Ram (’23) — Thrilling Thirty-Two
Jadyn Tiong (’24) & Annie Qian (’24) — Thrilling Thirty-Two
Josephine Yau (’24) & Aoife Stapleton (’25) –– Round of Sixty-Four
Niranjan Joshi (’24) & Anabell Xu (’24) –– Round of Sixty-Four
Elisabeth Snyder (’25) & Gina Kim (UCSB ’24) –– Round of Sixty-Four
Brief Writing
Marie Ardy (’24) & Ethan Ostrow (’24) — 2nd Place, Respondent
Regional Results
Oral Argumentation National Qualifiers
Lily Hong (’23) & Danna Burshtine (’23) — Champions, Northeast Regional
Jadyn Tiong (’24) & Annie Qian (’24) — Champions, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Anna Selbrede (’22) & Shreya Ram (’23) — Finalists, Windy City Regional
Marie Ardy (’24) & Ethan Ostrow (’24) — Semifinalists, Midwest Regional
Vikram Ramaswamy (‘25) & Cherie Fernandes (‘25) — Semifinalists, Windy City Regional
Elisabeth Snyder (‘25) & Gina Kim (UCSB ‘24) — Semifinalists, Great Lakes Regional
Niranjan Joshi (‘24) & Anabell Xu (‘24) — Quarterfinalists, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Josephine Yau (‘24) & Aofie Stapleton (’25) — Quarterfinalists, South Central Regional
Marc Motter (’22) & Micah Clark Moody (’22) — Octofinalists, Great Lakes Regional
Individual Orator Awards
Lily Hong (’23) — 1, Northeast Regional
Anna Selbrede (’22) — 1, Windy City Regional
Jadyn Tiong (’24) — 1, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Marcus Ellinas (‘23) — 2, Cradle of the Union Regional
Niranjan Joshi (‘24) — 2, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Ethan Ostrow (‘24) — 2, Midwest Regional
Marie Ardy (‘24) — 3, Midwest Regional
Shreya Ram (’23) — 3, Windy City Regional
Anabell Xu (‘24) — 3, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Emeline Wright (‘24) — 3, Cradle of the Union Regional
Annie Qian (‘24) — 4, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Aofie Stapleton (‘25) — 4, South Texas Regional
Danna Burshtine (’23) — 5, Northeast Regional
Dora Gordon (‘24) — 7, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Cherie Fernandes (’25) — 8, Windy City Regional
Vikram Ramaswamy (’25) — 9, Windy City Regional
Micah Clark Moody (‘22) — 15, Great Lakes Regional
Marc Motter (’22) — 18, Great Lakes Regional
Wesley Chen (’23) — 19, Ypsilanti Regional
Shannon Chung (’23) — 23, Ypsilanti Regional
2020-2021 Season
Nationals Results
Oral Argumentation
Mihir Bedi (’22) & Wesley Chen (’23) — Octofinalists
Micah Clark Moody (’22) & Marc Motter (’22) — Thrilling Thirty-two
Lily Hong (’23) & Danna Burshtine (’23) — Thrilling Thirty-two
Marie Ardy (’24) & Ethan Ostrow (’24) — Thrilling Thirty-two
Bella Grundseth (’24) & Rishabh Shashtry (’24) — Thrilling Thirty-two
Jadyn Tiong (’24) & Annie Qian (’24) — Thrilling Thirty-two
Individual Orator Awards
Anna Selbrede (’22) — 16
Annie Qian (’24) — 17
Shreya Ram (’23) — 18
Rishabh Shashtry (’24) — 20
Jadyn Tiong (’24) — 25
Regional Results
Oral Argumentation National Qualifiers
Marie Ardy (’24) & Ethan Ostrow (’24) — Champions, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Jadyn Tiong (’24) & Annie Qian (’24) — Champions, The Final Push AMCA Regional
Lily Hong (’23) & Danna Burshtine (’23) — Semifinalists, Windy City Regional
Max Rosenblum (’24) & Quinn Rodriguez (’24) — Semifinalists, Northeastern Regional
Shannon Chung (’23) & Sabrina Kimble (’22) — Semifinalists, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Micah Clark Moody (’22) & Marc Motter (’22) — Semifinalists, Great Lakes Regional
Mihir Bedi (’22) & Wesley Chen (’23) — Semifinalists, Great Lakes Regional
Anna Selbrede (’22) & Shreya Ram (’23) — Quarterfinalists, Ypsilanti Regional
Bella Grundseth (’24) & Rishabh Shashtry (’24) — Quarterfinalists, Midwest Regional
Max Rosenblum (’24) & Quinn Rodriguez (’24) – Semifinalists, Northeastern Regional
Individual Orator Awards
Danna Burshtine (’23) — 1, Windy City Regional
Anna Selbrede (’22) — 2, Ypsilanti Regional
Lily Hong (’23) — 4, Windy City Regional
Mihir Bedi (’22) — 4, Great Lakes Regional
Devyn Simon (’21) — 5, Eastern Regional
Rishabh Shashtry (’24) — 5, Midwest Regional
Jadyn Tiong (’24) — 5, The Final Push Regional
Annie Qian (’24) — 6, The Final Push Regional
Shreya Ram (’23) — 9, Ypsilanti Regional
Bella Grundseth (’24) — 9, Midwest Regional
Shannon Chung (’23) — 10, Cleveland-Marshall Regional
Wesley Chen (’23) — 13, Great Lakes Regional
Quinn Rodriguez (’24) — 19, Northeastern Regional
Rory Gates (’22) — 19, Eastern Regional
Brief Writing
13 briefs submitted
2019-2020 Season
Nationals Results
Oral Argumentation
Anna Selbrede (’22) & Henry Filosa (’20) – Quarterfinalists
Marc Motter (’22) & Micah Clark Moody (’22) – Thrilling Thirty-Two
Individual Orators
Henry Filosa (’20) – 18
Brief Writing
Lily Hong (’23) and Bertrand Chu (’23) – 10
Regionals Results
Oral Argumentation National Qualifiers
Anna Selbrede (’22) & Henry Filosa (’20) – Finalists, South Texas Regional
Wesley Chen (’23) & Mihir Bedi (’22) – Semifinalists, Midwest Regional
Devyn Simon (’21) & Rory Gates (’22) – Quarterfinalists, Midwest Regional
Marc Motter (’22) and Micah Clark Moody (’22) – Semifinalists, Great Lakes Regional
Individual Orators
Marc Motter (’22) – 1, Great Lakes Regional
Eliana Melmed (’21) – 9, Rubber City Invitational
Shreya Ram (’23) – 9, Midwest Regional
Micah Clark Moody (’22) – 11, Great Lakes Regional
Devyn Simon (’21) – 13, Midwest Regional
Alexander Prakash (’23) – 14, Rubber City Invitational
Wesley Chen (’23) – 14, Midwest Regional
Anna Selbrede (’22) – 14, South Texas Invitational
Kathleen Edmiston (’21) – 19, Rubber City Invitational
Zachary Garai (’23) – 20, Rubber City Invitational
2018-2019 Season
Nationals Results
Oral Argumentation
Henry Filosa (’20) & Rebecca Lin (’19) – Semifinalists
Sahana Ramani (’20) & Teni Odugbesan (’20) – Sweet Sixteen
Dina Rabinovitz (’19) & Parker Chusid (’19) – Thrilling Thirty-Two
Marc Motter (’22) & Thomas Benson (’22) – Thrilling Thirty-Two
Rory Gates (’22) & Kelly Zheng (’22) – Thrilling Thirty-Two
Individual Orators
Thomas Benson (’22) – 1
Matthew Sabados (’22) – 20
Marc Motter (’22) – 24
Brief Writing
Kat Edmiston (’21) & Madison Paez (’22) – 3
Regionals Results
Oral Argumentation Nationals Qualifiers
Rebecca Lin (’19) & Henry Filosa (’20) – Champions, Midwest Regional
Dina Rabinovitz (’19) & Parker Chusid (’19) – Finalists, Windy City Regional
Eseme Segbefia (’22) & Matthew Sabados (’22) – Semifinalists, Windy City Regional
Sahana Ramani (’20) & Teni Odugbesan (’20) – Semifinalists, Midwest Regional
Zoe Dettelbach (’21) & Anna Selbrede (’22) – Semifinalists, Rubber City Regional
Marc Motter (’22) & Thomas Benson (’22) – Quarterfinalists, Midwest Regional
Rory Gates (’22) & Kelly Zheng (’22) – Quarterfinalists, Windy City Regional
Individual Orators
Sahana Ramani (’20) – 1, Midwest Regional
Teni Odugbesan (’20) – 2, Midwest Regional
Eseme Segbefia (’22) – 4, Windy City Regional
Philip O’Sullivan (’20) – 4, Rubber City Regional
Kelly Zheng (’22) – 6, Windy City Regional
Matthew Sabados (’22) – 7, Windy City Regional
Stephanie Dorris (’19) – 7, Atchafalaya Swamp Regional
John Lutz (’19) – 8, Rubber City Regional
Madison Paez (’22) – 9, Atchafalaya Swamp Regional
Rebecca Lin (’19) & Henry Filosa (’20) – 10, Midwest Regional
2017-2018 Season
This was an exciting year for our team! We sent six teams to the National tournament, where Henry Filosa (’20) and Rebecca Lin (’19) were finalists.
Nationals Results
Oral Argumentation
Henry Filosa (’20) & Rebecca Lin (’19) – Finalists
Caroline Cordell (’18) & Madeline Callaghan (’18) – Elite Eight
Joel Beacher (’18) & Delaney Gold-Diamond (’18) – Thrilling Thirty-Two
Morganne Ramsey (’18) & Kennedy Green (’18) – Thrilling Thirty-Two
Individual Orators
Kennedy Green (’18) – 15
Dina Rabinovitz (’19) – 19
Delaney Gold-Diamond (’18) – 24
Brief Writing
Dina Rabinovitz (’19) & Parker Chusid (’19) – 9
Regionals Results
Oral Argumentation Nationals Qualifiers
Caroline Cordell (’18) & Madeline Callaghan (’18) – Finalists, Windy City Regional
Morganne Ramsey (’18) & Kennedy Green (’18) – Finalists, Midwest Regional
Henry Filosa (’20) & Rebecca Lin (’19) – Semifinalists, Midwest Regional
Stephanie Dorris (’19) & Kat Edmiston (’21) – Semifinalists, Atchafalaya Swamp Regional
Joel Beacher (’18) & Delaney Gold-Diamond (’18) – Quarterfinalists, South Central Regional
Dina Rabinovitz (’19) & Avery Broome (’18) – Quarterfinalists, Windy city Regional
Individual Orators
Delaney Gold-Diamond – 1, South Central Regional
Rebecca Lin – 1, Midwest Regional
Joel Beacher – 2, South Central Regional
Henry Filosa – 2, South Central Regional
Morganne Ramsey – 3, Midwest Regional
Kennedy Green – Midwest Regional
Caroline Cordell – 5, Windy City Regional
Sahana Ramani – 7, Windy City Regional
Parker Chusid – 10, Atchafalaya Swamp Regional
2016-2017 Season
Regionals Results
Oral Argumentation Nationals Qualifiers
Lilly Guo (’19) & George Kitsois (’19) – Semifinalists, Midwest Regional
Henry Filosa (’20) & John Lutz (’19) – Quarterfinalists, Upper Midwest Regional
Philip O’Sullivan (’20) & Isaac Santelli (’19) – Quarterfinalists, Windy City Regional
Individual Orators
Radhika Ramakrishnan (’18) – 1, Midwest Regional
Caroline Cordell (’18) – 2, Windy City Regional
Kennedy Green (’18) – 3, Midwest Regional
John Lutz (’19) – 3, Upper Midwest Regional
Delaney Gold-Diamond (’18) – 4, Upper Midwest Regional
Henry Filosa (’20) – 5, Upper Midwest Regional
Joel Beacher (’18) – 6, Upper Midwest Regional
Alec Collins (’19) – 7, Windy City Regional
Ash Siddiqui (’19) – 8, Windy City Regional
Morganne Ramsey (’18) – 10, Midwest Regional
2014-2015 Season
Regionals Results
Oral Argumentation Nationals Qualifiers
John Lutz (’19) & Andrew Hammond (’16) – Semifinalists, Upper Midwest Regional
Nick Saffran (’15) & Caroline Cordell (’18) – Semifinalists, Upper Midwest Regional
Maggi Heneghan (’16) & Tyler Ross (’16) – Quarterfinalists, Upper Midwest Regional
2015-2016 Season
Regionals Results
Oral Argumentation Nationals Qualifiers
Joel Beacher (’18) & Tyler Ross (’16) – Semifinalists, Upper Midwest Regional
John Lutz (’19) & Andrew Hammond (’16) – Semifinalists, South Atlantic Regional
Avery Broome (’18) & Maggi Heneghan (’16) – Quarterfinalists, Midwest Regional
Weekly meetings
Oral Advocacy
Tuesday: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Brief Writing
Monday: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
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