Congratulations to second-year students Lydia M. Ebbs and Anthony E. Hill for winning the 2026 J. Melvin England Mock Trial Competition. Second-year students Madyson B. Gennett and Spencer E. Sullivan finished the tournament as finalists. The teams were coached by Drake Jones (J.D.'25) and Haley Kairab (J.D.'22), respectively.
The School of Law greatly appreciates the dedication and service of all alumni who serve on its three alumni boards. Marlan B. Wilbanks (J.D.'86) serves as the chair of the Board of Visitors and Francys Johnson (J.D.'04) is the president of the Law School Alumni Council, while Roya Naghepour (J.D.'22) serves as the interim president of the Young Alumni Committee.
More than 210 students matriculated at the University of Georgia School of Law last week. Members of the Class of 2029 – the most academically credentialed class in school history – were joined by 13 Master of Laws and 10 Master in the Study of Law candidates.
Congratulations to second-year students Caroline E. Schrum and Tori E. Weatherley on being selected for Asia-Georgia Internship Connection Scholarships, which support University of Georgia students participating in academic, credit-bearing internships conducted in Southeast Asia. Both Schrum and Weatherley completed their experiences in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the Global Externships Overseas program through the Dean Rusk International Law Center.
The University of Georgia School of Law hosted a delegation of 13 lawyers and judges from eight North African and Middle Eastern countries last month through the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The half-day visit to Athens – which included meetings with officials from the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, the Dean Rusk International Law Center and the Alexander Campbell King Law Library – was part of a three-week regional project titled “The U.S. Judicial System.”