Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. “Alex” Scherr has been awarded the inaugural Career Achievement Award by the Association of American Law Schools Externship Committee. This recognition honors his “enduring contributions, mentorship, and dedication” that have shaped the externship community and advanced the field of experiential learning.
The University of Georgia School of Law was named the tenth-best school for obtaining federal clerkships as part of the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s law schools. The Above the Law article “U.S. News Ranks The Best Law Schools For Getting Federal Clerkships (2025)” was written by Staci Zaretsky and published 4/25/25.
Congratulations to third-year student Jacob M. Blott for being named a Law Student of the Year by National Jurist. The article titled “Future Legal Leaders: Meet the next generation of lawyers making a difference in policy, advocacy and legal innovation” was published in the spring 2025 issue.
Congratulations to first-year students Julia A. Terry and Divya Kishore and to all of the other participants who made the 2025 First-year Moot Court Competition a great success. The final round was judged by UGA President Jere W. Morehead (J.D.’80), Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda M. Colvin (J.D.’90) and U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanie D. Thacker. Terry was named champion and received the Morehead Best Oralist Award, while Kishore finished the tournament as finalist.
Congratulations to second-year students Dustin M. Batchelor, Grace K.S.Y. Johnson, F. Marion Kronauge, Morgan E. Pfohl and Ellis H.P. Schmitt for finishing in the top 32 teams out of 162 teams at the international round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition after winning the East Coast regional earlier this year. Johnson and Schmitt tied for ninth in the best oralist category. The 2025 competition featured the largest pool of teams ever, with a total of 805 teams from 104 competing countries and jurisdictions globally. Third-year students Joseph M. "Joe" Colley, Katherine A. Lewis and Brennan A. Rose served as student coaches, while J. Caleb Grant (J.D.'23) was the alumni coach.