mock trial nationals . . .  

The national championship is hosted by a different organization in a different city each year in May. This fun-filled and exciting event draws students, parents, teacher advisors, attorney coaches and judges from across the country. The 2011 national championship is scheduled in Phoenix, Arizona, and is predicted to draw between 40 and 46 competitors from as far away as the the Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and South Korea.

On April 1, teams receive the nationals case, an original problem developed by the host state. They have about five weeks to prepare for competition, which consists of two rounds on Friday, two rounds on Saturday and a final round between the top two teams, also on Saturday. (The championship round is videotaped and distributed on DVD to all registered teams at the New Mexico mock trial training in the fall.) Results are announced at an awards banquet Saturday evening.

CCV hosted the 1998 national championship, which drew nearly 1,000 people to Albuquerque for five days and is slated to host the 2012 championship. The 2012 event will be cosponsored by the  the State Bar of New Mexico.