The School of Law's advocacy program dates back as early as the 1930s. During this period, mainly internal law school moot court competitions were held. The idea of intercollegiate competitions took hold in the 1950s and the School of Law fielded teams from time to time.
In 1979, UGA began competing in mock trial tournaments. In its inaugural competition, the Intrastate Mock Trial Tournament, the School of Law teams placed first and second overcoming teams from Mercer and Emory universities.
The School of Law started its first transactional advocacy team to compete in interstate and international negotiation tournaments in 2008. Since then, UGA Law teams have won victories all over the country across multiple fields and areas of law.
Over the years, the School of Law has compiled a rich tradition of winning. Here is an overview of the institution's impressive winning record dating back to the 1960s.
Moot Court
American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition
Nationals:
Finalists- 2005
Semifinalists- 2012, 2026
Quarterfinalists- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016
Regionals:
Champions- 1977, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2023, 2025, 2026
Finalists- 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 2023, 2024
Semifinalists- 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
National Moot Court Competition
Nationals:
Champions- 1991-92, 1996-97, 2013-14, 2019-20
Finalists- 2012-13
Semifinalists- 1974-75, 1982-83, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1993-94, 2002-03, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2024-25
Quarterfinalists- 1977-78, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1986-87, 1995-96, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2017-18
Regionals:
Champions- 1967-68, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2009-10, 2013-14, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2024-25, 2025-26
Finalists- 1965-66, 1981-82, 1987-88, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2017-18, 2022-23, 2023-24
Semifinalists- 1962-63, 1963-64, 1968-69, 1983-84, 2011-12, 2015-16, 2018-19
Quarterfinalists- 2016-17
Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
Champions- 2002, 2006, 2014
Finalists- 2003, 2004, 2021
Semifinalists- 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019
Quarterfinalists- 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2026
Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition
Champions- 2017
Semifinalists- 2020
Quarterfinalists- 2017, 2018
Charleston School of Law National Moot Court Competition
Champions- 2018
Semifinalists- 2018
J. Braxton Craven, Jr. Memorial Competition
Champions- 2016
Quarterfinalists- 2017
Mercer University School of Law National Legal Ethics and Professionalism Moot Court Competition
Champions- 2011, 2012 (first and second)
Finalists- 2014
Semifinalists- 2015
Quarterfinalists- 2013
Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court Competition (GA v. FL) (formerly the Hulsey-Kimbrell Moot Court Competition)
Champions- 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Intrastate Moot Court Competition
Champions- 1968, 1969 (first and second), 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986 (first and second), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (first and second), 1994, 2001 (first and second), 2002, 2003 (first and second), 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 (first and second), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (first and second), 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2026 (first and second)
Finalists-1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1993, 2014, 2017, 2023, 2025
Semifinalists- 1999, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 (two teams)
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
World Champions- 1990
World Champion Finalists- 1991
World Champion Semifinalists- 1994,1996
World Champion Quarterfinalists-1981, 2001, 2002
World Champion Octofinalists- 2022
Nationals:
Champions- 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996
Finalists- 1981, 2001, 2002, 2022
Regionals:
Champions- 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2025
Finalists- 1970, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009
Semifinalists- 1971, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018
Quarterfinalists - 2011, 2015, 2019
Octofinalists - 2024
Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
Nationals:
Finalists- 1989
Semifinalists- 1988, 2008
Quarterfinalists- 2006, 2010
Regionals:
Champions- 1988, 2008
Finalists- 1984, 1989, 1990, 2010
Semifinalists- 1986, 2006, 2010
Quarterfinalists- 2009
Emory National Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition
Champions- 2007
Finalists- 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022
Semifinalists- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2025
Quarterfinalists- 2023
Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (formerly Pace Competition)
Finalists- 2024
Semifinalists- 2022, 2023
Quarterfinalists- 2010, 2011
Evan A. Evans National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Champions- 2010
National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Champions- 1997, 2006, 2008, 2013
Finalists- 2001, 2004
Semifinalist- 2007
Quarterfinalists- 1999, 2000, 2002
Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship
Champions- 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024
Finalists- 2020, 2021
Semifinalists- 2015, 2017
Quarterfinalists- 2022
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Notable finishes: 2010 (top 32 teams), 2011 (top 32 teams), 2012 (top 16 teams), 2014 (top 16 teams), 2016 (top 8 teams)
William B. Spong Jr. Invitational Moot Court Tournament
Champions- 1994, 1997, 2019
Finalists- 1998, 2018
Semifinalists- 1995, 1999, 2000, 2024, 2026
Quarterfinalists- 2001, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026
National Online Moot Court Competition
Champions- 2021, 2022
Finalists- 2021
Southeastern Invitational National Moot Tournament
Champions- 2022
Finalists- 2022
Quarterfinalists- 2023
Burton D. Wechsler National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Quarterfinalists- 2021
LL.M. International Commercial & Investment Arbitration Moot Competition
Champions- 2023, 2025
Finalists- 2024
Shark Beach Showdown
Finalists- 2024
Michigan State National Online Moot Court Competition
Quarterfinalists- 2026
National Claude Pepper Elder Law Moot Court Competition
Champions- 2025
Scribes – the American Society of Legal Writers Best Brief-Writing Award
Champions- 2017, 2025
Mock Trial
National Trial Advocacy Tournament
Champions- 2014
Quarterfinalists- 2015
American Association for Justice National Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Nationals:
Champions- 1997
Finalists- 1988
Semifinalists- 1986
Quarterfinalists- 1997, 1998, 2001
Regionals:
Champions- 1988, 1997(first and second), 1998, 2001, 2002, 2018, 2023, 2026
Finalists- 1987, 1998
Semifinalists- 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021, 2026
National Trial Competition (TYLA)
Nationals:
Semifinalists- 2009, 2025
Quarterfinalists- 2009, 2022
Regionals:
Champions- 1985, 2006 (two teams), 2008, 2009 (two teams), 2012, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Finalists- 1990, 1997, 2003, 2015, 2019, 2020
Semifinalists- 1988, 1990, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 (two teams), 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
South Texas Mock Trial Challenge (National)
Champions- 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2026
Quarterfinalists- 2012, 2013, 2019
Octofinalists- 2015, 2016, 2022
William W. Daniel National Invitational Mock Trial Competition
Champions- 2007, 2021
Finalists- 2014
Semifinalists- 1998, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2025
Buffalo-Niagara National Mock Trial Competition
Champions- 2011
Semifinalists- 2013
Quarterfinalists- 2015
National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition
Champions- 2003
Finalists- 1994
Semifinalists- 1995
Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition (Black Law Students Association)
Nationals:
Champions- 2006
Finalists- 2003
Semifinalists- 2005
Quarterfinalists- 2009
Regionals:
Champions- 2003, 2009
Finalists- 2005, 2006
Semifinalists- 2004, 2010
Quarterfinalists- 2009
Palmetto State Classic Mock Trial Competition
Finalists- 2018
Mockingbird Challenge National Trial Competition
Finalists- 2019
Tournament of Champions
Finalists- 1997
Cathy E. Bennett National Criminal Trial Competition (NACDL)
Semifinalists- 1998
Georgetown White Collar Crime Mock Trial Invitational
Finalists- 2000, 2001
Semifinalists- 1998, 2002
King of the Hill Mock Trial Competition
Quarterfinalists- 2021
Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition
Champions- 2022, 2023
Capitol City Challenge
Quarterfinalists- 2022
All-Star Bracket Challenge
Nationals:
Champions- 2025
Regionals:
Champions- 2025
Tournament of Champions Mock Trial Competition
Semifinalists- 2025
Negotiation
MIT AI Negotiation Competition
Individual First Place in Value Creation- 2025
Transatlantic Negotiation Competition
Quarterfinalists- 2025
Tulane International Fútbol Negotiation Competition
Semifinalists- 2024, 2026
Magnolia Cup
Semifinalists- 2023
First Runners-Up- 2023
Champions- 2019
Cardozo Invitational Negotiation on Entertainment, Media & Art Competition
Second Place- 2023
ABA National Negotiation Competition
Regional Co-Champions- 2019, 2021
Regional Finalists- 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
National Semifinalists- 2018
National Finalists- 2013
Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition
Quarterfinalists- 2026
Champions- 2012
Semifinalists- 2010
Energy Law Negotiation Competition
First Place and Second Place- 2017
Tulane Professional Football Negotiation Competition
First Runners-Up- 2019
Duke Law Transactional Competition
Second Place- 2019, 2020
Transactional LawMeet
National Semifinalists- 2018
National Champions- 2010, 2017
Regional Finalists- 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
Regional Semifinalists- 2012, 2013, 2014
Transactional LawMeet at Denver Law
Overall Runners-up- 2020