Congratulations to this year’s Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition finalists: Paul Jonas, Brittany Kachingwe, Kerri Puig, and Robert Steele.

Thank you to the judges of the semifinal round:  Atty. Beth Hanan, Hon. Donald Hassin, Hon. G. Michael Halfenger, Hon. Joan Kessler, Hon. Lisa Neubauer, and Hon. Paul Reilly.  All the competitors presented strong oral arguments tonight.

The final round will be held on April 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the Appellate Courtroom. The teams will be matched as follows:

Kerri Puig and Robert Steele v. Brittany Kachingwe and Paul Jonas.

Best of luck to the finalists.

Congratulations to this year’s Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition semifinalists:  Michael Beckman, Kelly Cavey, Paul Jonas, Brittany Kachingwe, Hans Lodge, Tea Norfolk, Kerri Puig, and Robert Steele.  Teams are advancing after four rounds of preliminary competition.

Thank you to the numerous judges who graded briefs and heard oral arguments, as well as to all the competitors, who prepared hard for the competition and fought good battles this weekend.

The semifinal round will be held on March 27 at 6:30 p.m.  The teams will be matched as follows:

Brittany Kachingwe and Paul Jonas v. Tea Norfolk and Kelly Cavey in the Appellate Courtroom.

Kerri Puig and Robert Steele v. Hans Lodge and Michael Beckman will argue in the Trial Courtroom.

Good luck to the semifinalists.

While March Madness in the basketball realm kicks into full force this weekend, so to does MULS’s own version of March Madness—the annual Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition.

Beginning this Saturday, preliminary rounds featuring eleven upper-level student teams will be held at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall. First (10 a.m.), Second (1 p.m.), and Auxiliary (4 p.m.) rounds will be held Saturday, with Third (10 a.m.) and Fourth (1 p.m.) rounds held Sunday. Four of the eleven teams will advance to the semi-finals, held March 27th, and two teams will advance to the finals held April 3rd. All rounds are open to the public.