Our History

Founded in 1996, GW Mock Trial has a long history of success as competitors in the American Mock Trial Association. Most notably, we made final round appearances in 2008 and 2009 at the National Championship Tournament, finishing First Place in our division both years. With a rich history of excellence, GW Mock Trial has become one of the nation’s most respected programs.

Stay tuned for updates as we begin our 28th competitive season!

  • Colonial Classic Invitational
    • 5-2-1 (5th Place), 5-3 (Honorable Mention) 
    • 3 individual awards
  • Happy Valley Invitational
    • 1 individual award
  • Charm City Classic Invitational
    • 2 individual awards
  • Yale Invitational
    • 4-3-1 (Honorable Mention)
    • 1 individual award
  • Quaker Classic Invitational
    • 6-1-1 (2nd Place), 5-3 (Honorable Mention)
    • 1 individual award
  • Scarlet Knight Invitational
    • 8-0 (1st Place), 7-0-1 (2nd Place)
    • 3 individual awards
  • Columbia University Big Apple Mock Trial Invitational
    • 1 individual award
  • Great American Mock Trial Invitational
  • Blue Jay Invitational
    • 1 individual award
  • Hilltop Invitational
    • 6-2 (3rd Place)
    • 1 individual award
  • Williamsburg Regionals
    • 5-3 (Honorable Mention), 4-3-1 (Honorable Mention)
    • 2 individual awards
  • Haverford Regionals
    • 5-2-1 (Honorable Mention)
    • 1 individual award
  • Washington, D.C. ORCS
    • 5-3 (Honorable Mention)
  • Colonial Classic Invitational
  • Happy Valley Invitational
  • Charm City Classic Invitational: 5th Place, Honorable Mention
  • Scarlet Knight Mock Trial Invitational
  • Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament
  • Hilltop Invitational Tournament
  • Blue Jay Invitational: 5th Place, Honorable Mention 
  • State College Regional
  • Chapel Hill Regional: Outstanding Trial Team
  • Washington, D.C. ORCS: Outstanding Trial Team 
  • National Championship Tournament
  • Due to Minor Complications, Minimal Records Were Kept During the Invitational Season
  • Nicholas Watts Memorial Invitational: 4th Place, Honorable Mention
  • American University Regional: Outstanding Trial Team 
  • Washington, D.C. ORCS
  • GW Habeas Hippopotamus Invitational: Outstanding Trial Team (x2)
  • 6th Annual Colonial Classic: Honorable Mention
  • 12th Annual Classic City Invitational: Honorable Mention
  • 25th Annual Yale Mock Trial Invitational: 1st Place
  • 2020 Wonk Invitational: Honorable Mention
  • 2nd Annual Soda City Trials: Honorable Mention
  • Stevenson University and Uni. of Maryland, Baltimore Co. Regional: Outstanding Trial Team
  • Michigan State University Regional: Outstanding Trial Team
  • American Mock Trial Association ORCS: Outstanding Trial Team
  • National Championship Tournament
  • UMBC Charm City Classic: Honorable Mention
  • GW Habeas Hippopotamus Invitational: 2 Honorable Mentions
  • William & Mary Colonial Classic: 4th Place
  • Duke Tobacco Road Invitational: 3rd Place
  • Haverford College Black Squirrel Invitational: 5th Place
  • Yale Invitational: 1st Place (Monkey Business Division)
  • Penn State Happy Valley Invitational: Honorable Mention
  • Georgetown University Hilltop Invitational: 3rd Place
  • Chapel Hill Regional: Outstanding Trial Team
  • DC Regional
  • Richmond ORCS
  • Fordham Rose Hill Invitational
  • Duke Tobacco Road Invitational
  • William & Mary Colonial Classic: 2nd Place and 3rd Place
  • Haverford College Black Squirrel Invitational: 1st Place
  • University of Pennsylvania Quaker Classic: 3rd Place and 6th Place
  • Johns Hopkins Blue Jay Invitational
  • Georgetown University Hilltop Invitational: 2nd Place
  • State College Regional: Outstanding Trial Team
  • Stevenson Regional: 2 Outstanding Trial Teams
  • Lancaster ORCS
  • Drexel Invitational: 1st Place
  • William & Mary Colonial Classic
  • Penn State Happy Valley Invitational
  • Haverford College Black Squirrel Invitational: 1st Place and 5th Place
  • Duke Tobacco Road Invitational: 1st Place
  • University of Pennsylvania Quaker Classic
  • Johns Hopkins Blue Jay Invitational
  • Georgetown University Hilltop Invitational
  • Raleigh Regional: Outstanding Trial Team
  • Richmond Regional: Outstanding Trial Team
  • Wilmington ORCS
  • Elon University Carolina Classic
  • Penn State Happy Valley Invitational
  • University of Pennsylvania Quaker Classic: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 5th Place
  • Temple University Hooter Invitational
  • Duke Tobacco Road Invitational
  • American University WONK Trial
  • Patrick Henry Invitational
  • Georgetown University Hilltop Invitational
  • Philadelphia Regional Tournament
  • Richmond Regional Tournament: Two Outstanding Trial Teams
  • Greenville, South Carolina ORCS
  • Elon University Carolina Classic
  • Penn State Happy Valley Invitational: 4th Place
  • University of Pennsylvania Quaker Classic
  • University of Rochester Yellow Jacket Invitational: 4th Place
  • Duke Tobacco Road Invitational: 4th Place
  • American University WONK Trial: 4th Place
  • Yale Invitational: 4th Place
  • University of Virginia WTF Invitational: 5th Place
  • Georgetown University Hilltop Invitational
  • State College Regional Tournament: Outstanding Trial Team
  • UNC Chapel Hill Regional Tournament
  • Washington, DC ORCS: Outstanding Trial Team
  • National Championship Tournament
  • Elon University Carolina Classic
  • Penn State Happy Valley Invitational
  • Great American Mock Trial Invitational
  • Tufts University Mumbo Jumbo Invitational: 2nd Place
  • Case Western University Spartan Throwdown Invitational: 1st Place and 5th Place
  • Duke Tobacco Road Invitational: 5th Place
  • Yale Invitational
  • Cornell University Big Red Invitational: 2nd Place and 8th Place
  • Georgetown University Hilltop Invitational
  • UNC Chapel Hill Regional Tournament
  • Penn State Regional Tournament
  • Hamilton ORCS