Arkansas High School Mock Trial
Mock Trial
Judge Kristine G. Baker T. Scott Brisendine Judge Earnest E. Brown, Jr. Judge Thomas E. Brown Judge Waymond M. Brown Bart W. Calhoun Laura L. Calhoun Erin E. Cassinelli Tracy Lynn Cole Cathleen Compton Judge Vicki Shaw Cook Carl F. “Trey” Cooper, III Brandon Crawford Cory S. Crawford Judge Don N. Curdie Paul Davidson Judge Beth M. Deere Tracey Dennis Deborah S. Denton Margaret Diane Depper Natalie J. Dickson George Raff Ernst Judge William Price Feland Hugh A. Finkelstein Judge Victor A. Fleming Jimmy Gazaway Connie L. Grace Judge Wendell L. Griffen Adrienne Morris Griffis Milas H. Hale, III Christian Harris Stephanie M. Harris Michael McCarty Harrison Floyd A. Healy Michael Bailey Heister Samuel S. High Johnathan D. Horton James Owen Howe Judge Parker Sanders Huckabee Laura Dyer Johnson Shawn J. Johnson Leon Jones, Jr. David Chan Jung David W. Kamps Valerie L. Kelly Traci H. LaCerra Stephanie Ann Linam
THANK YOU TO THE ATTORNEYS & JUDGES WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR THE 2014 HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
Tammy Lippert Lynn D. Lisk Jennifer Norsokapie Liwo E. Lee Lowther William C. Mann, III Heather Martin-Herron Judge Mary S. McGowan Anthony L. McMullen Carla L. Miller Sandy Bailey Moll Judge James M. (Jay) Moody, Jr. Barrett S. Moore Ali Brady Noland Gregory J. Northen Valerie Lynne Palmedo-Goudie Pamela Epperson Panasiuk John Pesek Constance Brown Phillips Judge Mackie M. Pierce Meredith B. Rebsamen Scott P. Richardson Bonnie Lee Robertson Danielle Elders Robertson Melissa Nicole Sawyer Charlotte A. Scott Laura K. Shue Jim Simpson Elizabeth Smith Ellen M. Smith Laura H. Smith Maggie Smith Andrea Catherine Stokes Robin L Sullivan Judge Richard D. Taylor Tasha Marie Terry Bruce B. Tidwell Jordan Brown Tinsley Brian A. Vandiver Judge Joe J. Volpe Karen V. Wallace John Jeffery Wankum Judge Morgan E. Welch, Jr. Matthew D. Wells Samuel J. West William Zac White Judge Phillip Whiteaker Colleen Alexandra Youngdahl
Congratulations to the 2014 Mock Trial Champions— Parkview High School Blue Team. (l to r:) Deborah Rookey, Melissa Vachon, Luke Kim, Melody Garrett, Hannah Burdette, Ramzee Williams, Jim Simpson, Claire Frueauff, and Colin Boyd. 18
The Arkansas Lawyer
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The competition was fierce, but Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School’s Senior Blue Team came out on top over the Junior and Sophomore Parkview High Red team at the conclusion of the annual Arkansas High School Mock Trial Competition. Hundreds of high school students from across the state gathered in Little Rock on February 21-22 for the event, with 25 teams competing. The students from Parkview’s Senior Mock Trial Team represented Arkansas at the national Mock Trial Competition in Madison, WI May 9-10. This year’s competition was held at the Pulaski County Courthouse and the U.S. Federal Courthouse starting on Friday afternoon and concluding on Saturday afternoon. The final round of competition was held at the U.S. Federal Courthouse with Honorable Kristine Baker presiding, and Arkansas Bar Association President Jim Simpson and Arkansas Bar Foundation President Laura Smith serving as scoring judges. This year’s Mock Trial case was a criminal case involving aggravated assault. Special thanks to the ArkBar Mock Trial Committee, Greater Little Rock Legal Support Professionals, Arkansas Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Foundation, Craighead County Community Foundation and the Arkansas Bar Association’s annual sponsors. Volunteers are needed to coach and judge during the 2015 season. Go to ace.arkbar.com/ARMockTrial/Home.
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Not only does volunteering for the mock trial competition allow you to positively influence high school students across the state, but it also provides you with uncanny insight into your own strengths and weaknesses as a litigator by forcing you to really think about what the students did well and what they needed to do better.” —Jordan B. Tinsley Chair, ArkBar Mock Trial Committee