Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition, Samantha Dorning and Ciara Hudson. Congratulations also go to finalists Lauren Hudon and Mikela Ryan.

All four competitors gave strong arguments. This year, Samantha Dorning won the Ramon A. Klitzke Prize for Best Oralist, and she and teammate Ciara Hudson won the Franz C. Eschweiler Prize for Best Brief.

The final round was held in a packed Lubar Center at Marquette Law School. We appreciate the participation of Judge Michael Scudder (Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals), Judge Timothy Dugan (Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 1), and Judge Beth Hanan (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin) in judging the final round. We are grateful for the judges’ time and enthusiasm in all the rounds of competition.

Many thanks to the 3Ls Travis Goeden and Fefe Jaber, the Associate Justices who organized the competition, as well as the member of the Marquette Moot Court Association and Law School administration and staff. Special thanks to Dean Kearney for his support.

Students are selected to participate in the competition based on their success in Marquette’s Appellate Writing and Advocacy class.

After an exciting weekend of strong oral advocacy among the teams in the Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition, two teams are advancing to the final round:

Samantha Dorning and Ciara Hudson

Lauren Hudon and Mikela Ryan

The final round will take place on April 4 at the Law School. Best wishes to both teams as they head into the final round.

Congratulations to the following Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competitors who advanced to the semifinal round of competition:

Emily Juneau and Jori LaRosa

Samantha Dorning and Ciara Hudson

Lauren Hudon and Mikela Ryan

Andrew Flood and Jacob Lloyd

Best wishes and good luck to all the teams.