Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition

Robert H. McKinney School of Law

The Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition is an annual event held at the IU McKinney School of Law during the fall semester. The competition—which requires writing an appellate brief and delivering an oral argument to a panel of judges—provides students with practical legal experience that they would not encounter in the traditional classroom setting. Income from your gift will support general expenses related to this important experiential learning opportunity.

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Robert H. McKinney School of Law

The Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition is an annual event held at the IU McKinney School of Law during the fall semester. The competition—which requires writing an appellate brief and delivering an oral argument to a panel of judges—provides students with practical legal experience that they would not encounter in the traditional classroom setting. Income from your gift will support general expenses related to this important experiential learning opportunity.

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A law student stands at a podium in a courtroom.

This endowed fund was created in honor of Judge Robert H. Staton, BA’52, JD’55, who was an avid supporter of the moot court competition and highly regarded for his longstanding legal career, including his service on the bench of the Indiana Court of Appeals. Each year, the competition that bears his name draws a wide range of spectators, including students, faculty, and volunteers from the legal community, giving students vital practical experience in developing their legal writing and oral advocacy skills.

Thank you for your generous support of this career-shaping opportunity for our students!

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Law school is an opportunity for students to train for the legal profession, and Moot Court is an ideal opportunity to learn important practical skills.

Jonathan Warner IU McKinney Professor & Moot Court Society Moot Court Advisor

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This account is an endowment. Your gifts to this fund will be invested in perpetuity to provide annual income to support the purpose of the account. Per Indiana University Foundation, Inc. policy, endowment accounts which do not ultimately become fully funded at the required minimum through pledges/gifts will be converted to an expendable account supporting the same purpose as the original endowed fund.

In July 2024, IUPUI became Indiana University Indianapolis and is no longer affiliated with Purdue University. The IU Foundation is in the process of updating all fund titles and fund descriptions to reflect this change. Effective July 2024, even though IUPUI may be mentioned on this page, gifts to this fund will be administered by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc., on behalf of Indiana University Indianapolis.