About the Competition
Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition is an annual appellate advocacy competition sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. The competition was founded in 1993 and named after Thomas Tang, a federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the first American of Chinese descent appointed to the federal judiciary. In honor of Judge Tang's legacy, the competition addresses issues of constitutional law and civil rights and brings together competitors from law schools throughout the nation.
The University of Washington sends two teams, comprised of one second-year student and one third-year student, to the regional competition each year. The teams separately write an appellate brief as respondent or petitioner and submit their work in late September. Following the brief submission, the two teams come together, prepare for oral argument on both sides, and practice before an esteemed group of coaches comprised largely of Tang alumni. The regional competition occurs in early-mid October, followed by the national competition in early November.
The University of Washington sends two teams, comprised of one second-year student and one third-year student, to the regional competition each year. The teams separately write an appellate brief as respondent or petitioner and submit their work in late September. Following the brief submission, the two teams come together, prepare for oral argument on both sides, and practice before an esteemed group of coaches comprised largely of Tang alumni. The regional competition occurs in early-mid October, followed by the national competition in early November.
For more information about the Thomas Tang Competition, see the competition website.
Past Successes
|
2024 Nationals Katherine Lin & Ying Yuan - Quarterfinalists and 2nd best brief 2019 Nationals Quarterfinalists: Tia Nguyen & Kolby Cameron Quarterfinalists: Sayer Rippey & Deepak George 2019 Regionals Champions: Tia Nguyen & Kolby Cameron Finalists: Sayer Rippey & Deepak George Best Brief: Tia Nguyen & Kolby Cameron Second Best Brief: Sayer Rippey & Deepak George Second Best Speaker: Sayer Rippey Third Best Speaker: Tia Nguyen 2018 Nationals Quarterfinalists: Christina Jaccard & Sayer Rippey 2018 Regionals Finalists: Christina Jaccard & Sayer Rippey Best Brief: Christina Jaccard & Sayer Rippey 2017 Regionals Champions: Sarah Aitchison & Seth Dawson Finalists: Miles Bludorn & Christina Jaccard Best Speaker: Seth Dawson 2016 Regionals Champions: Sarah Aitchison & Alizeh Bhojani Finalists: Miles Bludorn & An Nguyen Best Speaker: Sarah Aitchison Second Place Speaker: An Nguyen Best Brief: Sarah Aitchison & Alizeh Bhojani 2016 Nationals Semifinalists: Miles Bludorn & An Nguyen Best Speaker: An Nguyen
|
2025-2026
Ying Yuan & Haily Luong at Nationals in Colorado 
2024-2025
Leo Xia & Lauren Lee (left) Katherine Lin & Ying Yuan (right) 
|
|
2023-2024
Elizabeth Lee
Sean Moore Taylor Dumaine |
2019-2020Tia Nguyen (3L)
Sayer Rippey (3L) Deepak George (2L) Kolby Cameron (2L) |
2018-2019Seth Dawson (3L)
Christina Jaccard (3L) Tia Nguyen (2L) Sayer Rippey (2L) |
2017-2018 |
2016-2017 |
2015-2016 |
|
Sarah Aitchison (3L)
Miles Bludorn (3L) Seth Dawson (2L) Christina Jaccard (2L) |
Alizeh Bhojani (3L)
An Nguyen (3L) Sarah Aitchison (2L) Miles Bludorn (2L) |
Andrew S. Fuller (3L)
Thomas Miller (3L) Alizeh Bhojani (2L) Kaleigh Powell (2L) |
In 2018, the University of Washington Moot Court Honor Board proudly hosted the Thomas Tang Western Regional Moot Court Competition in Seattle, Washington.
|
|
|
|
A special thank you to the competition's final round judges:
Justice Barbara A. Madsen, Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary I. Yu, Washington Supreme Court Judge John Chun, King County Superior Court |
