COURTROOM 204ROOM CLOCK
PLAINTIFF14:08
DEFENSE11:52
Direct examination · Witness 1
01 — ON CAMPUS
Live judges in the room
Sign-ups, schedules, room clocks, electronic ballots, tabulation and results, for every courtroom in the building.
Mock Trial · Moot Court · ADR
Great rounds.
Less running around.
RunTheRound runs Mock Trial, Moot Court and ADR competitions from the first sign-up to the final ballot — on campus, online, or with an AI cast. One record for the event. One link for everyone in it.
Courtroom A
Live
Cross-examination
Witness 2 · Defense
6:42
left
Courtroom B
Live
Opening statement
Plaintiff
3:18
left
Appellate Bench 1
Live
Oral argument
Respondent · 3 judges
9:05
left
Courtroom C
Help requested
Sidebar
Judge and counsel · clock paused
6:10
paused
Negotiation Table 4
Caucus
Private caucus
Seller · caucus 2 of 2
4:51
left
Courtroom D
Live
Direct examination
Witness 1 · Plaintiff
12:13
left
Deliberation 2
Scoring
Ballots locked
3 of 3 judges · Courtroom E
3/3
sealed
Bench desk
Judge Bank
Standby judge joining
Courtroom B · replacing a no-show
1:35
to seat
Next → Round 4 pairings publish when the last ballot locks.
Ballots sealed: 3 of 24
Why RunTheRound
Hosting a competition shouldn’t be a second job.
RunTheRound replaces the patchwork with one competition record: the people, rooms, rounds, materials, ballots, results and recordings for your event, in one place. Nothing is typed twice. Nothing has to be reconciled.
Sign-up formsSpreadsheetsMeeting linksPaper ballotsGroup textsVolunteer scrambles- One record. One link.
From sign-up to final results. One thread.
Every step feeds the next
- 01 · SIGNUP Register Teams, competitors, judges, volunteers and sponsors sign up, and pay, in one checkout.
- 02 · TAB Pair Rounds, sides, rooms and times are set by your rule pack and published to everyone.
- 03 · BENCH Staff Judges are recruited, trained and assigned, with standbys ready for a no-show.
- 04 · LIVE Run Every round runs in its room, on campus or online, on the official clock.
- 05 · REVIEW Score Ballots arrive with the right names, and every comment points to its moment.
- 06 · RESULTS Publish Standings and awards, computed by fixed rules and open to verification.
Three settings · one record
On campus, online, or with an AI cast.
The same account, the same record and the same look — wherever the round is held.
Direct examination · Plaintiff4:12 left
Objection
Team note
Sidebar
Help
02 — ONLINE
A venue built for proceedings
Courtrooms, benches, negotiation tables and caucus rooms in RunTheRound Live, with a short list of controls for each role.
The Bench
AI PRESIDING JUDGE · SPEAKING
03 — WITH AI
A cast on call
AI judges that preside and score, AI witnesses and clients, counterparts and mediators, for a whole round or one empty seat.
An online twin for every room.
When weather, illness or travel intervenes, move a round, or the whole event, online in one step. Same pairings. Same ballots. Same record.
RunTheRound Live
A venue for proceedings, not meetings.
In a meeting, anyone can talk at any time. In a proceeding, the rules decide who has the floor, which clock is running and what evidence is in view. Live is built on the second idea, so nobody in the room has to think about the software.
- i. The room follows the rules. A control appears only when the rules let that role use it, at that moment.
- ii. One link per person. No account, download or room code. Each link opens the right room at the right time, even on a phone.
- iii. Help is one press away. Press Help and a technician joins the room. The clock pauses when the rules say it should.
- iv. Access is built in. Captions in one press, a keyboard path for every control, readable type and strong contrast.
RunTheRound Cast · Dramatis personae
The Cast
AI judges, witnesses, counsel, clients, counterparts and mediators, for a whole round or one empty seat. Each knows only what a person in that seat would know.
01
The Court Officer
Opens court, calls witnesses, administers oaths and keeps time.
02
The Court Reporter
A live transcript with page and line, read back on request.
03
The Presiding Judge
Runs the courtroom and rules on objections.
04
The Scoring Panel
Independent scorers. Every score cites its evidence.
05
The Appellate Bench
Questions the oralist from the record and the authorities.
06
The Witness
Testifies from a statement, and only from that statement.
07
Opposing Counsel
A full adversary for practice rounds.
08
The Jury
Hears only what the court admits.
09
The Client
Shares what a real client would, when asked well.
10
The Counterpart
Negotiates from its own confidential instructions.
11
The Mediator
Runs joint sessions and private caucuses.
12
The Arbitrator
Hears the case and issues a reasoned award.
Speaks only when the run of show gives it the floor
Every AI score can be appealed to a person
Names and voices are RunTheRound’s own
RunTheRound Review
Scores that show their work.
Students want more than a number, and judges rarely have time to write more than a line. Review turns every round into specific feedback, tied to the moment it happened.
- 01Every score cites the words and the moment that earned it. A score without evidence is rejected.
- 02Several independent scorers apply your rubric. When they disagree, a person decides.
- 03Arithmetic, rankings and advancement come from fixed rules, never from a model.
- 04Every AI-scored item can be appealed to a person.
Cross-examination · Witness 2
Control of the witness
8/10
22Q. You never saw the driver’s face, did you?
23A. No.
24Q. Not once that night?
25A. Not once.
Why. Short, leading questions with one fact each kept the witness to yes or no. The point landed without one question too many.
Scorer 1 · 8
Scorer 2 · 8
Scorer 3 · 7
Within margin
Watch the moment
Appeal to a person
Four judging modes. You choose, event by event.
- MODE 1 Practice No effect on results Presides, scores and gives feedback, privately, to the student and coach.
- MODE 2 Advisory No effect on results Scores beside the human judges and is recorded for comparison and feedback.
- MODE 3 Co-judge Counts as your rules state Sits as one ballot on a mixed panel, or drafts marks that a person confirms.
- MODE 4 Official Decides, subject to appeal An AI panel decides the round, in divisions whose published rules provide for it.
RunTheRound Balance Lab
Is the problem fair? Know before round one.
Every problem committee asks whether one side has an edge. The Balance Lab answers with evidence before release, then checks its prediction against real results.
- Read.
- Maps facts, evidence, witnesses and authorities to each side.
- Play.
- AI advocates of matched skill try the problem many times, then swap sides.
- Check.
- Swaps names and backgrounds, shifts rubric weights, hunts for loopholes.
BALANCE REPORT
State v. Hale
Mock trial · criminal · three witnesses a side
← Favors prosecutionFavors defense →
Intended range
Observed advantage, with uncertainty
- Self-play trials, both sidesEven
- Side-swap testEven
- Identity-swap testNo movement
- Time-fit testBoth sides fit
- Witness parityEdit: Witness 3 exposed on cross
Balanced, within the intended range
One recommended edit. A rating describes the analysis that was done; it is not a guarantee.
The whole service
Everything around the round.
RUNTHEROUND TAB
A tab anyone can verify.
Fixed scoring rules, a sealed ballot ledger, receipt codes for every judge and team, and random draws that can be checked after the fact. Nothing hidden between the ballots and the results.
RUNTHEROUNDRECEIPT
EventSpring Invitational
RoomCourtroom A
Round3 of 4
SeatScoring judge 2
Sealed10:58:14
RTR-4Q7-M2K
Check this code against the published ledger.
BENCH
A national Judge Bank
Vetted volunteer and professional judges, with standbys seated within minutes of a no-show, in an online room or on a screen in yours.
STUDIO
Problem writers
Complete case files, moot court problems and role plays, with exhibits, rubrics and judge scripts.
PRACTICE
A gym that’s open all year
Solo rounds, drills and scrimmages against the Cast, with feedback that tracks each student’s progress.
CLASSROOM
Simulations for faculty
Assign roles, keep time and collect outcomes for a whole class, with debrief charts at the end.
CAMPUS
Room kits and clocks
Check-in, room clocks, offline ballots and signs for in-person events, all on the same record.
LEAGUE
Seasons and circuits
Standings, bids and central rules across many hosts, so every event in a season is run the same way.
Rule packs
Every format, by its own rules.
Roles, order of proceeding, clocks, ballots, tie-breaks and protests live in a rule pack. The host locks it before the first round, and every room, clock and ballot follows it.
- 01Mock TrialCaptains’ meetings, witness calls, side clocks, objections, exhibits, sequestration, presiding and scoring ballots.
- 02Moot CourtProblem release, brief submission and scoring, a bench desk, the podium clock and combined brief and oral results.
- 03NegotiationConfidential packets, planning sheets, caucus, draft exchange, and process and outcome scoring.
- 04MediationJoint sessions, private caucuses, approved disclosures and mediator ballots.
- 05ArbitrationA hearing run of show, exhibits and a reasoned award.
- 06Client CounselingThe interview, the post-interview discussion, and feedback from the client and the judges.
- 07Pretrial & Single-SkillA motion, a deposition or one cross-examination: short, timed rounds with rulings and fast rotation.
- 08ClassroomRole assignment, timing, outcome collection and debrief charts for a whole class in pairs or groups.
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