UCLA Law Team Wins National Moot Court Competition
(L to R) Williams Institute Founders Council Member Brondi Borer and David Sanders
This year, UCLA Law hosted the Eighth Annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition. A record thirty-eight teams from law schools across the country competed in the only national competition dedicated exclusively to the areas of sexual orientation and gender identity law. With Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham, City of Houston Municipal Courts Associate Judge Phyllis R. Frye and United States District Court Central District of California Former Judge George P. Schiavelli presiding, the final two teams argued privacy versus disclosure issues in ballot issue campaigns, and claims of judicial bias based on gay identity. UCLA Law’s team consisting of Evan Woolley ’12 and Jason Pang ’13 prevailed, and Evan Woolley won the award for Best Oral Advocate. Afterward, New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg delivered special remarks at the Williams Institute Annual Gala Reception.
(L to R) Annual Update Speakers Greg Lewis and Brian Powell
(L to R) Winning Team Members from UCLA Law Evan Woolley ’12 and Jason Pang ’13
(L to R) Williams Institute Founders Council Members John McDonald and Norman Blachford
Senator Loretta Weinberg
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