Headshot of student Gabriel Murphy

Congratulations to third-year student Gabriel “Gabe” Murphy for earning The American Bankruptcy Law Journal Prize. This award, organized by The American Bankruptcy Law Journal, recognizes law students who have earned the highest grade in a bankruptcy law class at an ABA accredited law school in the United States. 

Pictured are the five students who were involved in the Jessup 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 as the first seed in the U.S. super regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held this past weekend in Atlanta. The team, which went undefeated in the preliminary rounds and finished in the top third of the U.S. competitors, 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.

Headshots of Maya Davis, Kaylah Holmes, Eric Narbo and Ryan Parimi

Congratulations to third-year law students Maya E.M. Davis, Kaylah J. Holmes and Eric Narbo, as well as second-year law student Naryan "Ryan" C. Parimi, who won their Student Trial Advocacy Competition regional tournament held this past weekend. The team coached by alumni Jonathan (J.D.’16) and Whitney (J.D.’15) Stuart will represent UGA at the national tier of this tournament in New Orleans later in March. 

Students from the Appellate Litigation Clinic are (l. to r.) Elijah Echols, Jesse Sebring, Mark Winokur and Eli Werbel.

The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently argued Woff Senatus v. U.S. Attorney General before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Third-year students Jesse L. “Jesse” Sebring and Mark Samuel “Mark” Winokur presented the case. Second-year students Elijah T. Echols and Eliana R. “Eli” Werbel helped them prepare the argument.  

Ringhand, Lori

Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand published We the Voters: The Constitutional Choices That Shape America’s Elections (Stanford University Press, 2026).