Image shows students sitting in the Alexander Campbell King Law Library.
100% of first-gen college grads and veterans receive aid

In its ongoing effort to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school, the School of Law is pleased to share that 100% of first-generation college graduates and military veterans enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving scholarships for the sixth straight year. In 2024, the minimum award was raised to a one-quarter tuition scholarship. This effort is supported by a range of funds focused on these two cohorts. Key catalytic donors include 1982 alumna Kathelen V. Amos and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation, 1980 alumnus E. David Hart Jr. and the Hart Family Foundation, and 1977 alumnus James E. “Jim” Butler Jr. 

Lydia Ebbs, Anthony Hill, Madyson Gennett and Spencer Sullivan
Ebbs and Hill win England Competition

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.

Pictured above are alumni board leaders (clockwise) Marlan Wilbanks, Roya Naghepour and Francys Johnson.
Wilbanks, Johnson and Naghepour serve as leaders of alumni boards

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. 

four incoming first-year students in front of law library entrace
UGA Law welcomes most academically credentialed class in history

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.

Pictured above are law students Caroline Schrum and Tori Weatherley (right).
Schrum and Weatherley receive UGA Asia-Georgia Internship Connection Scholarships

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.