Stanford Law School - Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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Q r., 1 , ag.. a anson presents the case for the respondent. Iudge Ben. Duniway, Iustice William Brennan, and Iudge Gordon Thompson. ants, l6 were selected for the semi-final com- petition held last fall. After argument on a new issue, four finalists were selected for the annual Marion Rice Kirkwood Competition. In Febru- ary in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, the four finalists argued the case of jordan v. Weaver, the Cal- ifornia subscription television controversy. The court for this competition consisted of Mr. Iustice Brennan of the United States Supreme Court, Iudge Ben. C. Duniway of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and judge Gordon Thomp- son, Chief Iustice of the Nevada Supreme Court. The judges chose David Fox as the winner, other contestants were Miss Kristina Hanson, William McCarren, and Richard Whitmore. Because participation in a second-year Moot Court competition was not required this Year, the number of contestants was significantly re- duced. Under the new system, the Board selected problems, supervised the research and writing, held issue conferences, and organized a court to hear the volunteer contestants. The final round of argument was heard in April before a large audience of Law School alumni returning to the campus for reunions, The winners of this com- petition are automatically eligible for member- ship on the Board next fall. For the first time this year the Stanford Moot Court joined in competition with other Cali- fornia law schools. Finalists in this intra- California competition represented Stanford at the University of California at Los Angeles. Moot Court Board. Seated: V. Popkin, R. Svaty, P. Kreutz, I. Epstein CPresidentj, N. Carrey, D. Noble. Standing: D. Ragen, T. Casgar, R. Kirkpatrick, A. Pierce, R. Trayner, I. Bartman, L. Ander- son, B. Goodrich. 153

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Wu Tn: mvzmm uawu. MARION RICE KIRKWOOD couvcrrnos mloxnaxsuem -4541.-wlnlmsf-snrcnar-z.. ' dawn'-f oor CouRT VER.nnL 'ms sr.xNr1mn,Mom7 oomrr A ff j -wi-we . .- sm,RssrI:.wUa1 05-11311 um'rtu,sr.t'rr5' j ' 4 T0F5i'AY-'ITfB!1QA1tf i.,?l535'A. , j V L I , f :i,5 1v -fini.. The year 1966-67 was one of transition for the Moot Court Board. In the past, participation in the Moot Court competition was required of second-year studentsg it served as an adjunct of the legal writing program. The competition now has been put on a voluntary basis for second- and third-year students. Membership on the Board itself was formerly based on high class standing in the first-year and satisfactory par- ticipation in the activities of the Board in the sec- ond year. In the future board membership will be awarded to successful Moot Court contestants. The objective of the Moot Court remains to provide law students an opportunity for prac- tical experience in legal advocacy. Such an ac- tivity is designed to give the prospective lawyer a better understanding of his profession by cast- ing him in the role of judge or advocate. It ac- complishes this task by placing emphasis on three tasks: organized research, effective legal Writing, and persuasive oral argument. Last year the present third-year class sub- mitted briefs on topics selected by the Board under the supervision of a faculty advisor. These cases were either recent decisions awaiting final appellate adjudication or hypothetical situations. Members of the faculty or the local bar heard oral argumentg in this task they were assisted by Board candidates who prepared bench mem- oranda. Contestants were judged on the basis of the cogency and effectiveness of their written and oral argument. Of 120 first-round contest- Associate justice Brennan of the United States Supreme Court talks with students at a reception before the Moot Court. Third-year student Kristina The Moot Court hears argument at Stanford in the sub- scription television case of jordan v. Weaver. Y H Il i v A 1 N J l. ju jf. r F I 'N :i !i I. I4 -I fi '1 li ji E N 1 A . i I .1 j w li if 1 ji

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I TERNATIGNAL SGCIETY International Society. First Row: A. Sherry, M. Lyon, M. Matheson, L. Levine, D. Gantz, B. Yukins, W. Lake, I. Mason. Second Row: I. Wilcox, E. Wright, M. Moore, C. Mansfield, L. Allan, P. Fisher, M. Campbell, I. Renton, F. Katz, C. Traeger, P. Schilla, R. Rosch. The International Society provided both scholastic and extra-curricular activities for stu- dents interested in international law. A coordi- nated series of lectures and dinner meetings fo- cusing on problems related to international de- velopment provided the central structure for the Society's programs this year. Among the distin- guished speakers at these meetings Were: Dean Bayless Manning, Mr. Murray Belman, Assistant Legal Advisor for Economic Affairs, Department of State, Ambassador Tomic from Chile, Ambas- sador da Cunha from Brazil, Ambassador Tan Sri Ong Yoke Lin from Malaysia, Ambassador Nemmanheminda from Thailand, Ambassador Harman from Israel, Ambassador I-Iani from Iraq, and Ambassador Garcia-Godoy from the Dominican Republic. These programs comple- mented the international development seminar taught in the fall semester by Professor Thomas Ambassador Vasco Leitao da Cunha from Brazil listens to a question posed by Professor Ehrlich Ehrlich of the Law School and Professor Gerald Meier of the Business School. The coordinated program on problems related to international development was climaxed in early March with a three-day symposium, De- velopment: International Law and Economics? Among the featured speakers at the symposium Were: Mr. Hans Singer, Director of the Policies and Planning Division, United Nations Organi- zation for Industrial Developmentg Mr. Thomas L. Farmer, General Counsel for the Agency for International Development, Mr. Ioseph Gold, General Counsel for the International Monetary Fund, Mr. Joseph Greenwald, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy, and Mr. Iohn Adler from the World Bank. Major addresses by Mr. Singer and Mr. Greenwald served to more precisely define issues which were explored in separate discussion sessions on the during an International Society luncheon at Ambassador Tan Sri Ong Yoke Lin from Malaysia holds a press conference in the f-he FHCURY Club- Lang Room before his speech at Law School sponsored by International Society