2009 Season Calendar
Key Dates for the 2009 Season
April 2008 | Law Academy information posted online |
15 Aug. 2008 | Deadline for Law Academy application packet and deposit |
1 Sept. 2008 | Dealine for Law Academy final tuition payment |
18-21 Sept. 2008 | 11th Annual Law Academy (Athens, Ga.) |
1 Oct. 2008 | Team Registration Deadline |
23-24 Oct. 2008 | Exhibiting at the Georgia Council for the Social Studies (GCSS) Conference at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga. |
28 Oct. 2008 | New Team/Coach Orientation Meeting (Atlanta and Tifton) |
November 2008 | Regional assignments will be made (posted online) |
1 Nov. 2008 | 2009 Rules go into effect (Will be posted online by 5 p.m. EST on 31 Oct.) |
3 Nov. 2008 | Exhibiting at the Georgia Independent Schools (GISA) Conference at the Brookstone School in Columbus, Ga. |
21 Nov. 2008 | 2009 civil case released |
27-28 Nov. 2008 | Mock Trial Office closed (Thanksgiving) |
12 Dec. 2008 | Regional Coordinator deadline to submit regional schedules and courthouse reservation confirmation |
22 Dec. 2008- | Mock Trial Office closed (Return on Monday, 5 Jan. 2009) |
9 Jan. 2009 | Regional Coordinator's deadline to submit final list of judges and evaluators |
9 Jan. 2009 | Team Member and Supplemental Coach forms due (forms found in Coaches' Manual) |
23 Jan. 2009 | Court Artist Contest registration deadline |
29 Jan. 2009 | Fianl day to submit case/rules questions for online posting |
30 Jan. 2009 | Final online case/rules Q&A posting |
2 Feb. 2009 | Clean/updated case materials posted to website |
6-7 Feb. 2009 | 1st Regional Weekend |
13-14 Feb. 2009 | 2nd Regional Weekend |
27 Feb. 2009 | Regional Champion paperwork due to the Mock Trial Office |
14-15 March 2009 | State Finals Competition (Lawrenceville, Ga.) |
20 March 2009 | State Champion paperwork due to the Mock Trial Office |
By 1 April 2009 | Release of the 2009 national case (criminal) |
15 April 2009 | Deadline to submit Outstanding AC/TC nomination packet |
6-10 May 2009 | National Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) |
15 May 2009 | Deadline to submit 2009 season evaluations |
1 June 2009 | Mock Trial Office begins limited summer office hours (June and July only; return 3 Aug. 2009) |

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