Wayne Law’s Legal Research and Writing Department is seeking volunteer judges for the first-year oral argument program. Oral arguments will be held between March 19 and April 7 as part of their Legal Research and Writing course.

Please note all arguments will be in-person except for those volunteers signing up for Professor Kathy Day’s students. Professor Day’s arguments will be over Zoom.

The success of the program depends largely on the involvement of local attorneys and judges. Your role is to sit as part of a three-judge panel as the students present their arguments.

After registration, you will be sent more information directly from the professor for which you are volunteering.

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Professor Kristin Theut
ag8540@wayne.edu

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The need for pro bono legal support for unaccompanied children has never been more urgent. On March 21, 2025, the Trump administration cut funding for the Unaccompanied Children Program, affecting legal representation of over 800 cases at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC). As deportations are fast-tracked, due process is under direct threat for some of the most vulnerable children in our immigration system.

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Each month Detroit middle school and high school students participate in the competition.  They need volunteer judges and want to expose students to law careers. 

Location is TBD.

To volunteer please contact:

Contact: Jerjuan A. Howard
Email: j.howard@umojadebateteam.org
Website: umojadebateteam.org