INVITATION TO JUDGE A MOOT COURT COMPETITION 38TH ANNUAL SUTHERLAND CUP APPELLATE MOOT COURT COMPETITION CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW WASHINGTON, D.C. 9 APRIL 1988

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Appellate Moot Court Competition
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16 December 1987
RE: Invitation to Judge a Moot Court Competition
38th Annual Sutherland Cup Appellate Moot Court Competition
Catholic University, Columbus School of Law
Washington, D.C.
9 April 1988
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Michael J. Kelly, Vice-Chancellor of the Sutherland Cup Competition, has
invited you to serve as a Justice for the final round of the 38th Annual
Sutherland Cup Appellate Moot Court Competition to be held Saturday evening,
April 9th in Washington, D.C. You would sit on a panel lasting approximately
one hour and a half with Judge Robinson Everett of the US Court of Military
Appeals and Judge Peter T. Fay from the US Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit.
The participants in this year's competition include Yale, University. of
Virginia, University of North Carolina, and Catholic University. You could
expect an audience of students and faculty from these schools. Dean of
Catholic University Law School, Ralph Roner, will be present.
As Director*of Central Intelligence, I do not believe that this is an
appropriate appearance to add to your crowded schedule. Since you
participated once before, you have already given your support to the
competition. I recommend that you decline this invitation. If you agree,
attached is a letter of regret for your signature.
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Mr. Michael J. Kelly
Vice-Chancellor
Sutherland Cup
Moot Court Board
The Catholic University of America
Columbus School of Law
Washington, D.C. 20064
14 JAN 1988
Dear Mr. Kelly:
Thank you for your invitation to serve as a Justice for the final round of
the 38th Annual Sutherland Cup Appellate Moot Court Competition to be held in
Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 9th. My schedule is heavily committed and
I am.unable to accept your invitation. Thank you for thinking of me. It is
indeed an honor to be invited the second time.
Please give my congratulations to the finalists and best wishes for a
successful competition.
-Sincerely yours,
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William H. Webster .
Director of Central Intelligence
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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW
1987-1988
.Moot Court Board
Chancellor
Joseph V. Smith
Vice-Chancellors
Carla P. Aldarelli
Administration
Michael J. Kelly
Sutherland Cup
Michael F. Di Croce
Miller Cup
Kelly L. Salladin
Dean's Cup
Margaret A. Higgins
Trials Competition
Laura S. Kaufman
Inter-School
Michele A. Isele
Programming
John A. McNamara
At-Large
Moot Court Board
Washington, D.C. 20064
[phone]
William H. Webster
Director, CIA
Washington, D.C. 20505
On behalf of the Catholic University Moot Court
Association, I am honored to invite you to serve once again as
a Justice for the final round of the 38th Annual Sutherland
Cup Appellate Moot Court Competition to be held Saturday April
9th, 1988.
The Sutherland Cup Competition, named after the Honorable
Justice Sutherland, was first held on March 30th and 31st,
1950. It is the oldest interscholastic moot court competition
in the nation. Catholic University, the host school, takes
pride in the reputation for excellence in appellate advocacy
attributed to the Sutherland Cup Competition over the years.
The participants in this year's competition include
representatives from Yale, University of Virginia, University
of North Carolina, and Catholic University.
Competitors will be presenting their cases as if they
were arguing before the United States Supreme Court. Our goal
is to give the competitors a realistic experience in order for
them to improve their oral advocacy skills. It is for this
reason that your presence would be invaluable in such a
competition. Students in the past have benefited greatly from
the feedback they have received from such distinguished
panelists as yourself as well as the Honorable Justice White,
the Honorable Justice Scalia, and the Honorable Robert H.
Bork.
Justices for the final round judge the competitors on
their oral advocacy skills only. Briefs are scored by a
distinguished panel of attorneys who have expertise in the
area. Traditionally, the issue that is argued is one which
has been granted certiorari or is a timely issue for which
certiorari has been requested.
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All those associated with the competition are invited to
be our guests at the Annual Sutherland Cup Dinner Dance held
immediately following the final round of competition Saturday
evening. In the past this event has been held at one of the
finer hotels in Washington, D.C. and is attended by the
Justices and students who participated in the competition,
Catholic University Law School faculty members and students
who are active in the Moot Court Program and the Dean of the
law school, Dean Ralph Roner.
On behalf of Catholic University Moot Court Program I
would like to thank you for your consideration, I hope that
your busy schedule allows you to participate in our
competition. It truly would be a great honor to have you in
attendance. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Kelly
Vice-Chancellor,
Sutherland Cup
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