NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ten Memphis-area judges, including Chief Justice Janice M. Holder of the Tennessee Supreme Court, will volunteer at the 2010 American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament this weekend in Memphis.
The competition, hosted by Rhodes College, will be held in courtrooms at the Shelby County Courthouse and the Criminal Justice Complex.
Participating will be the nation’s top 48 collegiate mock trial teams.
Teams advancing to the championship round will be scored by a panel of celebrity judges including Holder, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Federal District Chief Judge Jon McCalla, Federal District Judge Bernice Donald and Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft.
Other judges will be involved in preliminary rounds.