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Georgina Tierney ’27 and Daniel Kim ’27 argued before Justice Theodora Gaïtas '94, Justice Sarah Hennesy, and retired Justice G. Barry Anderson ’79 of the Minnesota Supreme Court in the final round of the Maynard Pirsig Moot Court Honors Tournament earlier this month. Tierney took top honors, winning this year's tournament. 

Minnesota Law excelled at the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition held in White Plains, New York from February 19 - February 21. The National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition is one of the largest moot court competitions in the country—53 teams competed at this year's competition. 

Minnesota Law excelled at the Mardi Gras Sports Law Moot Court Competition held in New Orleans from February 6 - February 7. Minnesota won the competition outright and also obtained multiple individual and team awards. 

Last November, the National Moot Court team excelled at the regional competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Both teams advanced past the preliminary rounds. The Respondent team won best overall brief and the Petitioner team finished in first place and advanced to the national rounds, to be held in New York City later this month.

The Joseph P. and Carol Z. Sullivan Health Law Moot Court team delivered an exceptional performance at the National Health Law Moot Court Competition at Simmons Law School at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, from October 31 to November 1, 2025. Minnesota Law teams earned multiple awards, marking the Law School’s strongest showing yet in the competition.

Two teams of Minnesota Law students performed exceptionally well at the ABA’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), held in Los Angeles, California, from February 20 to 23, 2025. Both teams advanced past the preliminary rounds for the first time in over a decade, with one team reaching the final round and the other advancing to the national competition. This marks the first time Minnesota Law sent a team to the national rounds of the ABA's NAAC in nearly twenty years.

Last November, the National Moot Court team excelled at the regional competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team representing the Petitioner advanced to the national rounds held in New York City this past January, reaching the quarterfinals of the national round.

For the second consecutive year, three Minnesota Law students excelled at the Jeffrey Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition at Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law. The competition was held in White Plains, NY, from February 20 to 22, 2025. This year’s team included Elise Ashby ’25, Morgan Christen ’25, and Kasey Sullivan ’25. The team reached the quarterfinal rounds, a tremendous accomplishment given that 54 teams competed.

In late January, Minnesota Law participated in the Hicks Thomas, LLP Moot Court National Championship held at the University of Houston Law Center. The team advanced to the quarterfinals, finishing in the Top 8, and also earned the award for the 3rd best brief. The Honorable James Graves Jr. of the 5th Circuit presented the team with the award for the 3rd best brief.