March 21-23, 2025
The National Military Trial Competition (NMTC), hosted by Syracuse University College of Law introduces law students with an interest in Military Justice and the Judge Advocate General’s Corps to the trial process in military courts. The competition will take place in person in Syracuse, NY on March 21 -23, 2025.
The teams for the inaugural NMTC are:
- Florida State University College
- St. Mary’s University School of Law
- Stetson University College of Law
- Syracuse University College of Law
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- University of Illinois College of Law
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
- University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
About NMTC
- NMTC features eight teams competing against each other in a case involving a military court martial.
- The case will be tried using the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Rules for Courts-Martial (RCM) applicable to military courts.
- Teams try both sides of the case, meaning they will act as both a Trial Counsel (Prosecutor) and Trial Defense Service (TDS) attorney.
- Teams are guaranteed four rounds of competition. Each round of the competition may be judged by current or former Military Trial Judges
The competition will also host representatives from the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate Recruiting Office (JARO) who will be available to meet with students and share information about opportunities in the JAG Corps. More information about careers as a Judge Advocate can be found here.
