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Congratulations to UGA President Jere W. Morehead (J.D.'80) for receiving the Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, honoring his leadership at UGA and his “exceptional career spanning more than four decades.” 

The School of Law's moot court program was recently ranked eighth in the nation based on competition performances during the 2024-25 academic year. The University of Houston Law Center compiles this annual ranking to determine which 16 law schools to invite to the Moot Court National Championship each spring. UGA has won this "best of the best" competition four times and finished as finalists twice in the tournament's 16-year history.

The Public Interest Practicum, directed by Clinical Associate Professor Elizabeth M. Grant, collaborated with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to publish an update for the Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook, which serves as a guide for tenants and landlords to understand their legal rights and responsibilities.

Alumnus Benjamin A. “Ben” Land (J.D.’92) was sworn in as a Georgia Supreme Court justice. The court's release was published 7/24/25. 

The School of Law was recently counted among the top 16 law schools in the nation for alumni who are currently serving as sitting Article III judges, with a total of 18. The article "Who rules the courts?" was published by Above the Law 7/22/25.