Schedule of Events
Welcome to the event schedule for the 2024 National High School Mock Trial competition. On this page, you will find various information about the dates, times, and locations for the events that we have planned for the weekend.
Venue information
Click here for maps showing the venues and restaurants.
Click on each of the links below to open a Google map showing the location of the venue:
Chase Center on the Riverfront (and click here for a map of the rooms at the Chase Center)
Westin Hotel on the Riverfront
Homewood Suites on the Riverfront
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center (competition venue)
Delaware Contemporary Arts Museum
Daniel S. Frawley Stadium (home of the Wilmington Blue Rocks; click here to purchase tickets to the game Friday night)
Pre-Competition Dates
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Case released (available to the public regardless of registration status) | |
| April 25, 5 pm EDT | Deadline to submit full payment |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | All times Eastern Daylight Time
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9 am – 5 pm | Team and Observer Registration | Chase Center—Atrium Lobby |
| 10 am – 8 pm | Scrimmage rooms available (Click here to sign up for scrimmage rooms) | Chase Center & Westin |
| 10 am – 3 pm | Tours of the Louis L. Redding House (Two tours per day, limited to ten (10) people per tour) (Click here to sign up for the tours) (Click here for more information) | 310 East 11th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 |
| 12 – 6 pm | Team portraits (free for all teams) (Click here to sign up for team portraits) | Chase Center—Lobdell Room |
Thursday, May 2, 2024 | All times Eastern Daylight Time
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 11:45 am | NHSMTC Board Meeting (breakfast will be served) | Chase Center—Board Room |
| 9 am – 5 pm | Team and Observer Registration | Chase Center—Atrium Lobby |
| 8 am – 4 pm | Scrimmage rooms available (Click here to sign up for scrimmage rooms) | Chase Center & Westin |
| 10 am – 3 pm | Tours of the Louis L. Redding House (Two tours per day, limited to ten (10) people per tour) (Click here to sign up for the tours) (Click here for more information) | 310 East 11th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 (shuttles provided) |
| 10 am – 2 pm | Team portraits (free for all teams) (Click here to sign up for team portraits) | Chase Center—Lobdell Room |
| 12 – 1 pm | Coordinators’ Roundtable meeting (lunch is served) | Chase Center—Christiana |
| 1 – 2:30 pm | NHSMTC Business Meeting | Chase Center—Christiana |
| 3 – 4 pm | Orientations: Coaches’ Orientation (Christiana), Timekeeper Orientation (Pusey/Jones), Courtroom Artist (Governor’s Hall), Courtroom Journalist (Board Room) | Chase Center |
| 4 – 5:30 pm | Education Workshops: Attorney workshop; Witness (acting) workshop; Courtroom artist workshop; Courtroom journalist workshop; Celebrating diversity workshop (Click here to sign up for the seminars) | Delaware Contemporary (Celebrating diversity) & Chase Center—all others click here for details |
| 6 – 8 pm | Pin Exchange | Delaware Children’s Museum |
| 8:30 – midnight | Hospitality Suite (for coaches, judges, coordinators, and board members) | Westin—Litigation Suite |
| 10 pm | Round 1 pairings posted |
Friday, May 3, 2024 | All times Eastern Daylight Time
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7 – 8:30 am | Shuttles to Courthouse | From Chase Center to Courthouse |
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Judge check-in and orientation (breakfast will be provided) | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse—Jury Services Room |
| 9 am – 12 pm | Round 1 | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse |
| 11:30 am – 1 pm | Lunch for teams | DoubleTree |
| 12 – 1 pm | Judge check-in and orientation (lunch will be provided) | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse—Jury Services Room |
| 1:15 pm | Round 2 pairings posted | |
| 1:45 – 4:45 pm | Round 2 | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse |
| 6:30 – 9 pm | Student dinner and night out | Frawley Stadium |
| 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Judge’s reception (invitation only) | The Queen Theater |
| 6:30 pm – midnight | Hospitality Suite (for coaches, judges, coordinators, and board members) | Westin—Litigation Suite |
| 10 pm | Round 3 pairings posted |
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | All times Eastern Daylight Time
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6:45 – 8:15 am | Shuttles to Courthouse | From Chase Center to Courthouse |
| 7 – 8 am | Judge check-in and orientation (breakfast will be provided) | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse— Jury Services Room |
| 8:30 am – 11:30 pm | Round 3 | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse |
| 11:15 am – 12:30 pm | Lunch for teams | DoubleTree |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Judge check-in and orientation (lunch will be provided) | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse— Jury Services Room |
| 12:30 pm | Round 4 pairings posted | |
| 1 – 4 pm | Round 4 | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse |
| 4:30 pm | Announcement of final two teams | DoubleTree |
| 5 – 7:45 pm | Final Round | Leonard L. Williams Courthouse— Courtroom 7E |
| 8 – 9 pm | Awards Gala | Chase Center— Governor’s Hall and Wilmington Hall |
| 9:00 pm – 1:00 am | Hospitality suite | Westin—Litigation Suite (second floor) |