The Jenkins Honors Intramural Moot Court Competition is an annual tradition at Marquette University Law School, and this year, the Jenkins competition celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The Jenkins competition is an appellate moot court competition and the capstone intramural event of the moot court program. Students are invited to participate based on their top performance in the fall Appellate Writing and Advocacy course.

After a weekend of preliminary rounds and two nights of quarterfinals and then semifinals, we now have our finalists. Congratulations to Karli Ring and Elizabeth TenBarge and Alexander Fountain and Zachary McClenathan. These two teams will face off at the finals on Wednesday, March 18, at 6 PM in the Lubar Center.

We’re honored to welcome the following distinguished jurists who will judge the final round:

• Hon. Janet C. Protasiewicz, L’99, Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
• Hon. Byron B. Conway, L’02, U.S. District Judge, E.D., Wis.
• Hon. Michael F. Iasparro, L’01, U.S. Magistrate Judge, N.D., Ill.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. You can register with this on-line registration link.

Congratulations to the following students who were selected for the 2026 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition:

Nichole Athanitis
Emma Boyer
Grace Casteel
Ellie Dimmer
Jack Dose
Kayla Dudor
Makenna Fitzgerald
Andrew Grier
Jacob Kafer
Brianne Karrmann
Megan Kruse
Haley Olson
Blair Remington
Maggie Rimer
Aidan Rogan
Carlos Sanchez
Abby Scheer
Samantha Schnuell
Richard Severyn
Kate Sexton
Kelly Swope
Annie Tate
Liz Uhl
Kiana Valeri
Heather Walla
Joe Yamat

We also very much appreciate the alumni and other attorneys who volunteer to grade briefs and serve as judges in the earlier rounds. We appreciate their time and assistance every year.