Broncos Mock Trial
The Bronco Mock Trial Team is a competitive, award-winning organization that allows students to earn firsthand experience of litigation and courtroom procedure. Mock Trial teaches students the basic trial lawyering skills, including criminal and civil law, rules on presenting evidence in court, how to question witnesses properly and courtroom demeanor. Students compete at regional competitions each year and hold regular team practices. At the beginning of each fall semester, the team invites students to join the team.
Website: CPP Mock Trial
PLS 3080/A: Mock Trial & Activity
Students who join the team earn course credits in PLS 3080/A: Mock Trial, a dynamic course focused on honing your oral and written advocacy skills through real-world legal case studies. This course will challenge you to develop compelling arguments and presentations on contemporary legal issues.
Political science majors can use this course to fulfill upper-division public law or political theory requirements, while minors can count it toward their upper-division credits. Non-political science students are invited to enroll as unrestricted electives.
With the option to repeat for up to 8 units, PLS 3080/A provides multiple opportunities to sharpen your legal acumen and competitive edge.
2024-2025 Applications
Virtual tryouts for the 2024-2025 team are being held throughout summer 2024. For more information and to sign up, visit the Mock Trial website at CPP Mock Trial.
2024-2025 Mock Trial President
President - Charlotte Hill (chill@cpp.edu)
Head Coach - Judge John Molloy
Faculty Advisor - Mario Guerrero (mag@cpp.edu)
Awards
2018-2019: 14 competitive awards (7 attorney awards, 7 witness awards), advanced to Opening Round Championship
Former Mock Trial Presidents
2023-2024: Charlotte Hill
2022-2023: Taylor Humphreys
2021-2022: Vicky Venegas
2020-2021: Vicky Venegas
2019-2020: Emma Jue-Sans
2018-2019: Stephanie Barrow
2017-2018: Kristen Khair
2016-2017: Jared Gonzalez
2015-2016: Stephanie Baeza
2014-2015: Stephanie Baeza
2013-2014: Andrew Rodriguez
2012-2013: Priya Patel
About Mock Trial
Students who join the team are officially part of the Cal Poly Mock Trial Association. All team members are required to regularly attend practices and can be placed on one of several groups which may or may not compete. Mock Trial is a student-run organization that emphasizes skills rivaling the courtroom skills of licensed attorneys.
Students are invited to try out for the teams during the fall semester. Veteran members will recruit students throughout the first few weeks of the school year. The team then practices to eventually attend the regional and national competitions occur during the spring semester.
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Dr. Mario Guerrero
Mock Trial Faculty Advisor
Office: Building 94, Room 303
Email: mag@cpp.edu