Classes are taught by a mixture of law professors, Federal Bankruptcy Court judges, and practicing attorneys.

[20] According to St. John's University School of Law's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 82.3% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation.

The competition is named in memory of former Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein, who was a St. John's alumnus and former ABI Director.

It is the largest single site appellate moot court competition, with approximately 60 law school teams participating.

St. John's Moot Court Honor Society and American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review members organize and run the competition.

Additionally, they prepare the bench memo for the judges, field ghost teams, and serve as bailiffs during the competition.