Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility Dedication

The Boyd School of Law will be celebrating the formal dedication of the new Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility on Friday, December 7, 2007. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. with a reception to follow.

The Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility will support the school’s trial advocacy, Kids’ Court, and appellate advocacy programs and provide a venue for judicial proceedings by state and federal courts, including the Nevada Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The 6,000-square-foot facility, situated just east of the law school, was made possible by a $3.3 million gift from Joyce Mack and the E. Parry Thomas family and a $600,000 gift from William S. Boyd. Designed by Rees Associates Inc., one of the nation’s leading architectural firms for courtrooms, the state-of-the-art facility includes a courtroom and a 100-seat auditorium in which legal education, legal argument simulation activities, and court hearings can occur. The facility’s unique reconfigurable bench makes it suitable for all types of courts. Integrated technology provides for the use of the latest techniques in technology assisted evidence presentation. In their advocacy and simulation courses, students will experience a comprehensive picture of what happens in all court room settings.

KVBC video clip (Quicktime format):
Channel 3 News Story on the Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility Dedication - 12-7-07

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