2024 Thirty-Ninth Annual Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
The Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society is excited to announce the Thirty-Ninth Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition. The competition will take place from April 4th to April 6th, 2024.
Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
The Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition is named in honor of the late Jerome Prince, renowned evidence scholar, teacher, and author of Prince on Evidence, who served as Dean of Brooklyn Law School from 1953 to 1971.
The competition is hosted in the spring by the Moot Court Honor Society on Brooklyn Law School's campus in the heart of Brooklyn Heights. The Competition provides law students from across the nation the opportunity to write and argue an appellate brief that addresses evidentiary issues in a contemporary context.
Registration
Registration is closed. Teams will be notified as to whether they have been selected for the competition on November 3rd, 2023.
Contact Information
All questions and requests for additional information about the Prince Evidence Competition should be emailed to Caitlin Oakley, 2024 Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition Coordinator, at prince.competition@brooklaw.edu.
2024 Prince Competition Materials
Past Prince Competitions
Competition Records
2022 Competition Record
2021 Competition Record
2020 Competition Record
2019 Competition Record
2018 Competition Record
2017 Competition Record
2016 Competition Record
Competition Briefs
2023 Best Brief
2023 Best Brief Runner-Up
2022 Best Brief
2022 Best Brief Runner-Up
2021 Best Brief
2021 Best Brief Runner-Up
2020 Best Brief
2020 Best Brief Runner-Up
2019 Best Brief
2019 Best Brief Runner-Up
2018 Best Brief
2018 Best Brief Runner-Up
2017 Best Brief
2017 Best Brief Runner-Up
2016 Best Brief
The 38th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society was held March 30 - April 1, 2023. Brooklyn Law School was delighted to welcome the following distinguished jurists, who presided over the final round:
Honorable Nancy Waples
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Vermont
Honorable Hector Gonzalez
U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Honorable Eunice C. Lee
Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Congratulations to University of California, Hastings College of Law who took first place overall and to Indiana University Mauer School of Law for winning best brief!
The Faculty Advisors of the Prince Competition are Magistrate Judge James R. Cho and Professor Eric Yap.
The 37th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society was virtually held March 24 - March 26, 2022. Brooklyn Law School was delighted to welcome the following distinguished jurists, who presided over the final round:
Honorable Andrew S. Effron
Former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)
Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto
U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Honorable Jenny Rivera
Associate Judge, New York State Court of Appeals
Congratulations to University of California, Hastings College of Law who took first place overall and to University of South Dakota School of Law who won the Best Brief award.
The Faculty Advisors of the Prince Competition are Magistrate Judge Cheryl Pollack and Professor Eric Yap.
The 36th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society was virtually held March 25 - March 27, 2021. Brooklyn Law School was delighted to welcome the following distinguished jurists, who presided over the final round:
Honorable Charles R. Breyer
Senior U.S.District Court Judge for the Northern District of California
Judge Joseph BIanco
U.S. Circuit Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson, BLS '01
U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Congratulations to Ohio State University Moritz College of Law who took first place overall and to University of California, Hastings College of Law who won the Best Brief award.
The 35th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society, was to be held March 26 - March 28, 2020. Unfortunately, the competition had to be cancelled due to COVID-19
Congratulations to University of South Dakota School of Law who took home the best brief award.
The Faculty Advisors of the Prince Competition are Judge Cheryl Pollak and Professor Cameron W. Arnold
The 34th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society was held March 28 - March 30, 2019. Brooklyn Law School was delighted to welcome the following distinguished jurists, who presided over the final round:
Justice John Cannon Few
The Supreme Court of South Carolina
Judge Michael J. Garcia
New York State Court of Appeals
Magistrate Judge Cheryl L Pollak
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Congratulations to UC Hastings College of the Law who took first place overall and to Georgia State University College of Law who won the Best Brief award.
The Faculty Advisors of the Prince Competition are Judge Steven M. Gold and Professor Cameron W. Arnold
The 33rd Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society was held March 15 - March 17, 2018. Brooklyn Law School was delighted to welcome the following distinguished jurists, who presided over the final round:
Honorable Ann Donnelly
U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of New York
Honorable Roger Gregory
Chief Judge, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Honorable Barbara D. Underwood
Solicitor General, New York State Office of Attorney General
Congratulations to Liberty University School of Law who took first place and won the Best Brief award.
The Faculty Advisors of the Prince Competition are Judge Steven M. Gold and Professor Cameron W. Arnold
The 32nd Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society was held March 30 - April 1, 2017. Brooklyn Law School was delighted to welcome the following distinguished jurists, who presided over the final round:
Honorable Jay Bybee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Honorable Raymond Lohier
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Honorable Joan Azrack
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Congratulations to Ohio State University Moritz College of Law for earning first-place honors and to Southwestern School of Law who won the award for Best Brief.
The Faculty Advisors of the Prince Competition are Judge Steven M. Gold and Professor Cameron W. Arnold.
The 31st Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society was held March 31 - April 2, 2016. Brooklyn Law School was delighted to welcome the following distinguished jurists, who presided over the final round:
Honorable Milan D. Smith
Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Honorable Randall T. Eng
Presiding Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department
Honorable Steven M. Gold
Chief Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York
Congratulations to Stetson University College of Law for taking first place! Read more about the 2016 competition here.
The Faculty Advisors of the Prince Competition are Judge Steven M. Gold and Professor Cameron W. Arnold.