Marshall of the Model Supreme Court

• The Marshall of the Court is the enforcement agent of the Court, acting under the authority of the Chief or Presiding Justice to automatically enforce existing rules and protocol without need for specific direction, and to carry out any instructions from the Justices.
• The Marshall will time arguments. The team is timed as a unit, so the members may divide up their time any way they want. (The clock is not stopped while team members trade places.) Similar to the procedure in a speech meet, the Marshall will have cards indicating that the team has 10, 5, 3, 1 and zero minutes remaining. The Clock may be only stopped at the request of the Chief or Presiding Justice, and it will not be stopped simply to allow research on a question or to allow additional time to organize a presentation.
• Oral arguments will take place in the following sequence, with the time limits below strictly observed:
  • Appellant: 15 minutes
  • Respondent: 15 minutes
  • Appellant: 5 minute rebuttal of respondent's argument
• Any member of the public may observe the arguments of the Model Supreme Court from either designated audience seats on the floor or from the gallery (if Old Supreme Court Chambers are used). Observers must remain quiet at all times. The Marshall of the Court has the authority to maintain order in the courtroom and may ask disruptive individuals to be quiet or to leave if necessary.
• The Marshall announces the arrival of the Justices according to the Courtroom procedures script, and has posession of the gavel, used once at the beginning of each session to call the courtroom to order as outlined in the Court Procedures.

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