<p><img style="float: right; padding: 5px;" src="{staticroot}files/resources/2016desupremecourtoralargument500px.jpg" alt="" width="40%" />Hundreds of Delaware Law School students took advantage of one of the school&rsquo;s most unique learning opportunities when the Delaware Supreme Court visited recently to hear oral arguments in three cases.</p>
<p>Students packed the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom for the hearings presided over by the full five-member court.</p>
<p>&ldquo;This is a wonderful occasion,&rdquo; Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. said after taking the bench, looking out at students watching from the gallery. He thanked the attorneys for accommodating the court&rsquo;s different venue, which brought scrutinizing onlookers in numbers far greater than at the court&rsquo;s home in Dover.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s always pressure-packed to be before a court,&rdquo; Strine said. &ldquo;We want to say how much we appreciate counsel being a part of this.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The court heard three cases: the appeal of a criminal case involving a firearm, and appeals of two Court of Chancery cases, including one brought by General Motors shareholders arising from the auto maker&rsquo;s production of faulty ignition switches. That case has generated national media attention and members of the press were in the gallery for arguments.</p>
<p>The law school also welcomed a contingent of undergraduates from the main university campus, who were accompanied by Professor Gordon Henderson to watch the first hearing. In addition, the law school hosted a group of accepted applicants, who have been granted admission for the upcoming academic year, and came to experience the event.</p>
<p>In addition to learning from hearings, law students planning to sit for the Delaware bar exam also got to cross a prerequisite court viewing off their list of things to do.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It was really exciting and inspiring to be able to watch attorneys bring such a high level of performance to their arguments,&rdquo; said 3L Bethany Wigfield, who witnessed arguments in two cases. &ldquo;It was also a great opportunity for the law students to see a variety of excellent lawyers in action.&rdquo;</p>