I wanted to start by saying thank you for having me as a student blogger for the last month of this school year. I look forward to writing some thought provoking—yet fun—posts. That being said, I wanted to start with a short post of thanks and congratulations to a certain group of individuals that might not be directly related to “the law,” but still deserve some recognition for their achievements this year. Cheers to you, Coach Buzz Williams and the Marquette men’s basketball team. Wooohoo! What a season.

Now, I understand as law students that not everyone loves basketball or even Marquette for that matter. Everyone has their own interests and fun activities outside the reading and outlining we do daily (ahh, “weekly” sounds more accurate for myself). Additionally, I know everyone went to excellent undergraduate schools and most of you have strong ties to their sports programs. That being said, give credit where credit is due. As Marquette Law Students we still function as members of the Marquette student body, and therefore, should be proud of what the men’s basketball team did this season.

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.