October 26, 2018

Air Force Academy cadets take 1st place at mock trial competition in Washington

Cadets on the Mock Trial Team at the U.S. Air Force Academy pose for a photo at the Spokane County Superior Courthouse in Washington. The team took first place in the Bulldog Brawl Invitational, a two-day mock-trial tournament hosted by Gonzaga University, Oct. 20-21. (Courtesy photo) By Ray Bowden, Oct. 26, 2018 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force took first place in the Bulldog Brawl Invitational, a two-day mock trial tournament hosted by Gonzaga University, Washington, Oct. 20-21. The competition at the Spokane County Superior Courthouse featured six competing schools fielding 12 mock-trial teams. Cadet 1st Class Justin Maxwell...

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January 28, 2019

Academy cadet wins mock trial competition

(Courtesy photo) By Ray Bowden U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An Air Force Academy cadet took the ‘top attorney’ award at a legal mock trial competition in Boulder, Colorado, Jan. 19-20. Legal studies major Cadet 1st Class Max Hunter took first place at the Colorado University-Boulder Battle 2019. The American Mock Trial Association competition is one of many in U.S. to prepare undergraduates for AMTA tournaments February through April. “When I found out I’d won ‘top attorney,’ it was neat -- but I was more worried about how [the Academy’s] team placed,” Hunter said. Hunter successfully argued a case involving...

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