The Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition
In 1993, the APA Law Student Association of the South Texas College of Law founded the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition. Currently, the competition is administered by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ("NAPABA") Law Foundation and the NAPABA Judicial Council. Judge Thomas Tang was a champion of individual rights, an advocate for the advancement of minority attorneys and an ardent supporter of NAPABA and the moot court competition. This moot court competition was established in an effort to continue Judge Tang's legacy. From 1977 until his death in 1995, he served on the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The format of the competition divides the country into six (6) regions: central, northeast, southeast, southwest, west, and northwest. The top two (2) teams from each region advance to the national competition that is held simultaneously with the NAPABA National Convention. The convention sites have included but are not limited to: Hawaii; New York City; Scottsdale, Arizona; Washington D.C.; Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; and Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Competition is one of the few, if not the only, moot court competitions that awards scholarship money to the winners, which include: first place team, second place team, best brief and best oralist. Currently, the total amount of the scholarships is $10,000. The university has enjoyed success in this competition. The following is a list of Loyola National Champions since the creation of the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition in 1993:
1994 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Jinah Yun/Jennifer Gong
1996 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Rana Abbasi/Shenazz Mansuri
1997 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Kristin Corl/Grace Wee
1999 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Stacy Bardo/Esther Hong
2000 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Alison Ozawa/Emmy Wang
2001 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Susan Danial/Zarin Khan
2003 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Julie Kiley/Cindy Nguyen
2006 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO – Nicholas Lee/Joy Park
2007 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO - Caroline Kwak/Huda Krad
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