Members of the Stanford Mock Trial will advance to the national championship after two of Stanford’s teams finished in first and second place at the Silver National Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. the weekend of Mar. 15.

The two Stanford Mock Trial teams will now compete for the national title this weekend, Apr. 4-6, in Minneapolis, Minn. This marks Stanford Mock Trial’s most successful year since its formation in 2004 — only one Mock Trial team from Stanford has ever qualified for the national championship until now.

Stanford Mock Trial team members also took home individual distinctions. Courtney Khademi ‘10 was ranked top prosecution attorney in the competition while Nila Bala ‘08 received all-national status for both prosecution and defense and was recognized with the most outstanding performance of any participant in the competition.