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June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

Save the Date: 2026 Tang Moot Court Competition

The 2026 Judge Thomas Tang and Dr. Pearl Tang Moot Court Competition (TTMC) will occur through October and November of this year, with judging opportunities on Zoom, in person in New York City, and in person at the National Competition in Los Angeles at the NAPABA Convention.

TTMC is an appellate advocacy competition sponsored annually by the NAPABA Law Foundation. Its purpose is to help law students develop advocacy skills and to foster legal talents of the future.

Look out for these dates, and consider signing up to judge as many rounds as you can this year. Sign-up links will be released soon.

Friday, October 9, 2026 – Regional Competition IN PERSON in NEW YORK CITY
– At the U.S. Court of International Trade (all day competitions)
– Students from across the country will compete in person in NYC

Saturday, October 17, 2026 – Regional Competition via ZOOM
– Students from across the country will compete online

Friday, November 13, 2026 – National Competitions in person in Los Angeles
– Winners of regional competitions will compete all day in LA at the NAPABA Convention

Saturday, November 14, 2026 – National Semi-Finals and Finals in person in Los Angeles,
– Followed by an Awards Reception on Saturday evening November 14, 2026

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

Call for Volunteers: Thomas Tang Moot Court Nationals in Seattle, WA, November 8-9

The national Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition, an appellate advocacy competition sponsored by the NAPABA Law Foundation, takes place every year at the NAPABA Convention. The event will be held in-person on November 8, 2024 (Friday) and November 9, 2024 (Saturday) in downtown Seattle, WA near the Hyatt Regency. For more information on the event, please click here.

The event’s Planning Committee is currently seeking volunteers. Specifically, the Committee is looking for judges (either current or previous judges on the bench or veteran attorneys of over 6+ years of practice) and volunteer bailiffs. The timeslots run on Friday, November 8 from 9:00am to 4:00pm in 1.5 hour increments, and on Saturday, November 9 from 8:30AM to 9:50AM and 11:05AM to 12:20 PM.

To sign up to be a judge, please click here.

To sign up to be a bailiff, please click here.

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024

Call for Volunteers: Northeast Regional Thomas Tang Moot Court in NYC, Sept. 27

The national Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition (“TTMC”) takes place at the NAPABA Convention each year and students compete in their regions and then advance to the national competition.

Amanda Yu and Christopher Arcitio will be assisting in coordinating the Northeast Regional Competition in New York City on September 27, 2024 from 9am to 5pm at the United States Court of International Trade at One Federal Plaza, New York, New York under the leadership of Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves of the United States Court of International Trade.

Amanda and Christopher are looking for volunteers to serve as brief graders or bailiffs for the Northeast Regional Competition. The brief graders would be practicing attorneys (preferably who have been practicing 4 years or more) and the bailiffs would be current law students or first and second year attorneys. Volunteers in addition to brief graders and bailiffs can also sign up using the appropriate link below.

Brief graders will have approximately two weeks to grade between 6-10 briefs and brief score sheets would be due September 13, 2024 (Friday) or two weeks before the competition date. Bailiffs and volunteers are asked to come to the courthouse on the date of the competition (September 27, 2024) for a 1.5 hour slot and obtain training on site (keeping track of competition team’s time, preparing and collecting scoresheets, reporting any technology or trial related issues, answering questions, and leading competitors to their competition rooms). The bailiffs and volunteers will also have the opportunity to interact with the TTMC Judges, who are sitting judges on the bench from various state and federal jurisdictions or veteran practicing attorneys.

Links to sign up for each are below:

TTMC Brief Grading for Regionals: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAAE22A7F4C70-48961547-tang
TTMC NY Regional 3 Bailiffs: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAAE22A7F4C70-48960057-tang
TTMC NY Regional 3 Volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAAE22A7F4C70-48961153-tang

August 4, 2014

2014 Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition

The Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition is an appellate advocacy competition sponsored annually by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation (NAPABA Law Foundation), an IRC § 501©(3) non-profit, charitable and educational affiliate of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). The NAPABA Law Foundation works closely with the National Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (NAPALSA) and its local affiliates at law schools across the country. The purpose of this Competition is to develop advocacy skills without regard to the merit of the petitioner’s or respondent’s cases.

The Competition was founded in 1993 and is named in honor of the late Honorable Thomas Tang, a respected jurist who was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1977. Judge Tang’s decisions during his more than eighteen years on the Ninth Circuit reflected his strong commitment to civil rights for all people. Judge Tang was known for his kindness and warmth, and the leadership role he played in the Asian Pacific American legal community. Prior to his passing in 1995, Judge Tang provided tremendous support to NAPABA and its activities, including the creation of this national moot court competition.

The regional rounds of the Competition are conducted during October of each academic year throughout the country. The winner of each regional round will automatically advance to the finals of the competition, to be held in conjunction with the annual NAPABA Convention in Scottsdale, AZ, between November 5-9, 2014. The National Committee will also select additional high scoring teams from the regional rounds of the competition, to advance and compete during the finals of the competition. The Committee will select a minimum of twelve (12) teams to a maximum of sixteen (16) teams to compete in the finals of the TTMCC.

REGISTER & DOWNLOAD MATERIALS TODAY

Use the links below or follow the link in the title

The Official Rules

The Entry Form

The Regional Rounds

The Thomas Tang Moot Court Problem

For more information, contact Hemanth Digumarthi.