Ames Moot Court Competition 1988

The case Rathburn v. United States of America was argued on November 17, 1988, at the Ames Moot Court competition. The presiding judges were Hon. Lewis F. Powell LL.M '32, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court; Hon. Patricia Wald, U.S. Court of Appeals for The District of Columbia Circuit; Hon. Juan Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for The First Circuit.
The Ames Competition, held in the historic Ames Courtroom of Harvard Law School, is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Final Round started the competition in fall of their 2L year. Two teams progressed to the Final Round through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.

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Justice Lewis Powell is here 1988 who announced later that year his retirement, his successor was Justice Anthony Kennedy on the bench 30 years (1988-2018) and now his successor is Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh who sits on the bench.