Pictured are the five students who were involved in the Jessup competition.
UGA finishes in the top 10 percent globally at the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

Congratulations to second-year law students Emma R. Hopkins, Jacob S. Levy, Lionel A. Rubio and Nathan C. Whisamore, along with third-year student Morgan E. Pfohl, who finished in the top half of the international tier of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held at the end of March in Washington, D.C. The team was coached by third-year student F. Marion Kronauge, alumni coach Caleb Grant (J.D.’23) and Associate Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Taher Benany.

Pictured above are (l. to r.) Divya Kishore, Anna Grace Rogers, Kate Branch and Lisa Calvert.
UGA finishes as semifinalists at ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

Congratulations to second-year students Divya Kishore and Anna Grace Rogers for finishing as semifinalists at the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, along with second-year students Katherine H. “Kate” Branch and Lisa R. Calvert who also advanced to the national tier of the tournament. Kishore and Rogers were awarded fourth place for their appellate brief, with Kishore being recognized as a top-five oralist at the competition. 

Pictured above are competitors (front row, l. to r.) Caleb Smith, Kennedy Nuckles, Mya O’Berry, Joshua Moran, Ana Hernandez Lozano and Kemper Higgins. On the bench behind them are the judges of the competition, (l. to r.) U.S. District Judge Billy Ray, Georgia Supreme Court Justices Verda Colvin and Charlie Bethel, and Allen Wallace.
UGA Law wins Intrastate Moot Court Competition

Congratulations to second-year students Kennedy R. Nuckles and Mya O’Berry, along with third-year student Michael J. “Joshua” Moran, for winning the Intrastate Moot Court Competition. Both teams in the finals were from UGA, with the other team comprised of second-year students Ana P. Hernandez Lozano, Kemper S. Higgins and Caleb A. Smith. Smith was also named best oralist. 

Pictured are (l. to r.) Daniel Lanclos, Jeremy Dailey, Eric Gulbranson, South Texas first-year law student Colton Cheek, Dresden Day, Andrei Ionescu and Olivia Haas.
UGA Law wins South Texas Mock Trial Challenge

Congratulations to second-year students Eric S. Gulbranson, Olivia G. Haas and Daniel J. Lanclos, along with third-year student Dresden L. Day, for winning the South Texas Mock Trial Challenge, hosted by the South Texas School of Law in Houston. The team was coached by Director of Trial Advocacy Jeremy Dailey and alumnus Andrei Ionescu (J.D.’12).

Pictured above are (l. to r.) finalist Trey Wilkerson, UGA President Jere Morehead, Chief Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Judge Elizabeth Gobeil and competition winner B.J. Tillman at the conclusion of the First-year Moot Court Competition.
Tillman wins Morehead Best Oralist Award

Congratulations to first-year students Barbara J. “B.J.” Tillman and Brandon T. “Trey” Wilkerson and to all of the other participants who made the 2026 First-year Moot Court Competition a great success. The final round was judged by UGA President Jere W. Morehead, Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner of the Middle District of Georgia and Judge Elizabeth D. Gobeil of the Georgia Court of Appeals. Tillman was named champion and received the Morehead Best Oralist Award, while Wilkerson finished the tournament as finalist.