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2011 Philip C. Jessup
International Law Moot Court Competition
Volunteer Judge Application Form

Please complete this application form to volunteer as a memorials and/or oral rounds judge for the Jessup Competition. This form will allow you to volunteer for National Rounds if you have not done so already, as well as the White & Case International Rounds, which will take place 20-26 March 2011 in Washington, D.C.

When filling out the form below, please complete all relevant fields. It is essential that you provide an email address so that we can communicate with you.

  • If you use this form to volunteer to judge National Round(s), we will forward your email to the relevant National competition administrator(s), who will be in touch to schedule your rounds if there are spaces available to judge. If you already contacted the relevant national administrator(s) directly, you do not need to indicate your availability for those National Rounds on this form.
  • If you volunteer to serve as a memorials judge for the International Rounds or for National Rounds for which ILSA administers memorials judging, memorials will be sent to you for grading by email beginning Friday, 28 January and thereafter as winners of National Rounds are determined. International Rounds memorial scores will be due Monday, 28 February. National Rounds memorial scores will be due at various times depending on the date of the relevant National competition.
  • If you are volunteering to serve as an oral rounds judge for the White & Case International Rounds, we will start to confirm schedules in early February by email. If your availability changes, please resubmit a new form online, which will replace the already existing form.

Thank you for volunteering to judge! We greatly appreciate your support of the Jessup Competition.

BASIC INFORMATION
First name:
Last name:
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
State/Province:
Country:
Postal Code:
Email Address:
  
EDUCATION
Do you hold a law degree? Yes No
If yes, please identify the degree conferring school(s):
  
Are you currently a student? Yes No
If yes, please identify the school and degree you are pursuing:

Students are not eligible to serve as judges, except LL.M. and other post-graduate degree candidates who are not directly affiliated with any team participating in the Rounds they are judging.
  
EXPERIENCE
Please check all that apply to you:
  I competed in a moot court competition.
  I competed in the Jessup Moot Court Competition.
  As a lawyer, I have practiced or researched in a field of international law.
  I have prior experience serving as a judge for a moot court competition.
  I have prior experience serving as a judge at Jessup Regional or National Rounds.
  I have prior experience serving as a judge at the International Rounds of the Jessup.
  I have prior experience serving as an advisor for a Jessup team.
  
CONFLICTS
Please list any schools, countries, or teams that you should not judge because you have judged or plan to judge them, or because of a personal or professional affiliation. Please note that merely being an alumna of a school does not create a conflict. Only affiliations that will preclude you from fairly and impartially judging, or create an appearance of impropriety, should be noted. Please describe briefly the nature of such affiliation(s), e.g. "I teach there," "I judged them in earlier rounds," "My husband is on the team". We will keep your list confidential.
  
JUDGING MEMORIALS
We need Memorial Judges for the International Rounds and for some Regional and National Rounds. With the exception of the Advanced International Rounds, memorial judging takes place remotely and in advance of the competition. Memorials will be emailed with instructions and supporting materials. Scores may be returned by fax or by email. Memorials for Regional and National Rounds will be sent sometime in late-January or early-February. Memorials for the International Rounds will be sent late-February.
  
Regional and National Memorials
Would you like to judge Memorials for Regional or National Rounds? Yes No
Maximum number of memorials you would like to grade for the Regional or National Rounds (Not including memorials that you have already signed up for through National and Regional Administrators):
  
International Memorials
Would you like to judge Memorials for the White & Case International Rounds? Yes No
Maximum number of memorials you would like to grade:
  
JUDGING ORAL ROUNDS FOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
The following Regional and National Rounds are still seeking volunteer judges. Please note that in almost all cases, judges are responsible for their own travel expenses. If you would like to volunteer to judge, please check the appropriate box(es). For a complete list of Regional and National Rounds, please see the National Rounds Schedule.
If you volunteer to judge the National Round(s) below, we will forward your email to the relevant National competition administrator(s), who will be in touch to schedule your rounds if there are spaces available to judge. If you already contacted the relevant national administrator(s) directly, please do NOT check the box for that competition.
Brazil (Porto Alegre, 1-3 Mar 2011)
Canada (Calgary, 2-5 Mar 2011)
Colombia (Bogota, 24-26 Feb 2011)
Spain (Barcelona, 10-11 Feb, 2011)
United States Mid-Atlantic (Washington, D.C., 18-19 Feb)
United States Midwest (Chicago, 11-12 Feb)
United States Northeast (New York, 18-19 Feb)
United States Pacific (Portland, 25-26 Feb)
United States South (Houston, 11-12 Feb)
United States Rocky Mountain (Denver, 25-26 Feb)
Venezuela (Caracas, 17-20 Feb)
  
JUDGING WHITE & CASE INTERNATIONAL ROUNDS
The 2011 White & Case International Rounds will be held 20-26 March at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. For more information, including a schedule of events and hotel rates and reservations, please see the International Rounds Page.
 
Preliminary International Rounds - Oral Rounds
More than 100 teams will compete in this year's Preliminary Rounds. This is when our need for judges is the greatest. It is also one of the most exciting times to be in the judges room. Because we expect a large number of judge volunteers, scheduling will be subject to availability of rounds, and volunteers will be pre-scheduled for no more than 8 preliminary rounds. However, please note that judges will have an opportunity to add more rounds to their schedules by volunteering to serve as a back-up judge during the competition. We frequently use back-ups because of last-minute cancellations and conflicts. Please check all times you will be available.
  
Monday, 21 March Tuesday, 22 March Wednesday, 23 March
  9:00am   9:00am   9:00am
  11:30am   11:30am   11:30am
  2:00pm   2:00pm   2:00pm
  4:30pm   4:30pm   4:30pm
  7:00pm   7:00pm   7:00pm
   
How many preliminary rounds would you like to judge?
   
Please check this box if you are willing to serve as a backup judge.
 
Advanced International Rounds - Memorials and Oral Rounds
Both memorial judges and oral rounds judges are needed for the Advanced Rounds, which will take place on Thursday and Friday. Memorial judging for the Advanced Rounds will take place during the round at the Capital Hilton. Please note that there is limited availability to judge these oral rounds since fewer teams remain in the competition on these days. Please check all times you will be available.


Thursday, 24 March Friday, 25 March
  9:00am (Oral judging)   10:00am (Oral judging)
  9:00am (Memorials judging)   10:00am (Memorials judging)
  11:30am (Oral judging)   2:00pm (Oral judging)
  11:30am (Memorials judging)   2:00pm (Memorials judging)
  4:00pm (Oral judging)
  4:00pm (Memorials judging)
 
SCHEDULING PREFERENCES
Is there anything we should know when we are creating your judging schedule?
(e.g. "I don't want to judge more than three rounds a day," "Make sure to give me a lunch break," "I prefer to be scheduled straight through with no breaks," etc.)
Scheduling Notes:


Thank you again for your time, your interest, and your energy. If you have any questions about judging, please feel free to contact the Judging Staff at judges@ilsa.org. If you have any questions about the competition in general, please contact the ILSA Executive Office at jessup@ilsa.org. We will be in touch soon!