Empire Mock Trial

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Results – 2009

1st Place - Our Lady's College, Greenhills, Ireland

1st Place - Our Lady's College, Greenhills, Ireland

2nd Place - Mainland Regional High School, Linwood, New Jersey

2nd Place - Mainland Regional High School, Linwood, New Jersey

3rd Place - St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3rd Place - St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4th Place - America Heritage High School, Plantation, Florida

4th Place - America Heritage High School, Plantation, Florida

5th Place - Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas Texas

5th Place - Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas Texas

Championship Round

1st Place Team Joel, Our Lady’s College, 10-3
2nd Place Team Jay, Mainland Regional High School, 3-10

Top Trial Teams (after four rounds)

1st Place Team Joel, Our Lady’s College, 10-2, CS 28
2nd Place Team Jay, Mainland Regional High School, 10-2, CS 20.5
3rd Place Team Jeter, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, 9-2-1
4th Place Team Pacino, American Heritage High School, 8-4
5th Place Team Whitman, Bishop Lynch High School, 7-4-1, CS 27.5
6th Place Team Van Buren, Fort Thomas Highlands High School, 7-4-1, CS 24. 5
7th Place Team Cardozo, Lehman Alternative Community School, 6-4-2
8th Place Team De Niro, Severna Park High School, 6-5-1
9th Place Team Bogart, Albuquerque Academy, 6-6, CS 28 [Honorable Mention]
10th Place Team Moses, Xavier College Preparatory, 6-6, CS 24.5

New York City’s Finest

Attorney: Emily Walker, 56/60 ranks (28Π & 28Δ) – Team Joel – Our Lady’s College
Witness: Niamhin O Dowd, 29/30 ranks – Team Joel – Our Lady’s College

Outstanding Attorneys

29Δ – Veena Dinavani – Team De Niro – Severna Park High School
29Δ – Joaquina Weber-Shirk – Team Cardozo – Lehman Alternative Community School
28Π & 28Δ – Emily Walker – Team Joel – Our Lady’s College
27Δ – Matt Covert – Team Pacino – American Heritage High School
26Δ – Laura Shapiro – Team Whitman – Bishop Lynch High School
25Π – Kate Mitchell – Team Van Buren – Fort Thomas Highlands High School
24Δ – Danny Gifford – Team Burr – Newton South High School
24Δ – Frank Rizzo – Team Jeter – St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
24Δ – Mariacarmen Perez-Vargas – Team Moses – Xavier College
24Π – Mike Braunstein – Team Pacino – American Heritage High School

Outstanding Witnesses

29Π – Niamhin O Dowd – Team Joel – Our Lady’s College
28Δ – Ella Wood – Team Bogart – Albuquerque
27Π – Jordan Stark – Team Cardozo – Lehman Alternative Community School
26Δ – Tommy Minter – Team De Niro – Severna Park High School
25Δ – Kelly Keyser – Team Gherig – Bishop Lynch High School
25Π – Amelia Dawn Lourie – Team Capone – South Holderness Technology College
25Δ – Jaime Geisler – Team Melville – Bishop Guertin High School
24Π – Paige Schmidt – Team Whitman – Bishop Lynch High School
24Π – Holly Pimpernels – Team Jay – Mainland Regional High School
23Π – Mary Delph – Team Gherig – Bishop Lynch High School
23Δ – Aine Carolan – Team Joel – Our Lady’s Collefe
23Δ – Paul Torres – Team Whitman – Bishop Lynch High School

Tabulation summary

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