Congratulations to the following 2025 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition participants:
Isabella Barnard George Certalic Mikayla Collins Ananda Deacon Suzanne DeGuire Mallory Gault Reese Gee Isabella Gonzalez Elizabeth Hansen Mario Hernandez Dylan Hunn Michael Klein Sydney Kojis Jacob Leonard Ava Mares Hunter Phillips Andrew Pietroske Anna Pyle Connor Reed Anthony Sikorski Aaron Steines Rachel Sweet Peter Tabili William Welder
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition, Abby Nilsson and Mackenzie Retzlaff. Congratulations also go to finalists Josephine Napolski and Sydney Wilcox. Nilsson won the Ramon A. Klitzke Prize for Best Oralist. Nilsson and Retzlaff also won the Franz C. Eschweiler Prize for Best Brief.
Presiding over the final round were Hon. John K. Bush (United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit), Hon. J.P. Stadtmueller (L’67) (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin), and Hon. Maria Lazar (Wisconsin Court of Appeals). This year’s final round was held on April 10, 2024, in the Lubar Center.
From left to right, Dean Joseph D. Kearney, Abby Nilsson, Mackenzie Retzlaff, Judge J.P. Stadtmueller (L’67), Judge John K. Bush, Judge Maria Lazar, Sydney Wilcox, and Josephine Napolski
Thank you to the law school administrators and staff who helped coordinate the event and to Dean Kearney for his support of the competition and his front-line presence as host. And special thanks to 3Ls Lauren Hudon and Isaiahs Luna, who flawlessly coordinated the details of the competition, from start to finish.
Students are selected to participate in the competition based on their success in the fall Appellate Writing and Advocacy class at the Law School.
After several weekends of competitions, the Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition now has its finalists.
From left, Mackenzie Retzlaff, Abby Nilsson, Sydney Wilcox, and Josephine Napolski
Congratulations to Abby Nilsson and Mackenzie Retzlaff and Josephine Napolski and Sydney Wilcox. These two teams will face off at the finals on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 PM in the Lubar Center. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. You can register with this on-line registration link.
We’re honored to welcome the following distinguished jurists who will judge the final round:
Hon. John K. Bush, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Hon. J.P. Stadtmueller (L’67), U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Hon. Maria Lazar, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Congratulations to all the participants in the competition. We also very much appreciate the alumni and other attorneys who volunteer to grade briefs and serve as judges in the preliminary rounds. We appreciate their time and assistance every year.
