Order of Barristers
Applications for 2026 will be due in April
The University of Washington Chapter of the Order of Barristers accepts applications for each year’s honorees.
If you have participated in the law school’s advocacy programs or advocacy competitions, you are encouraged to apply.
For questions, please contact Carolyn Kennedy [email protected].
About
The Order of Barristers is a national honorary organization that encourages oral advocacy and brief writing skills through the University of Washington School of Law advocacy programs. The Order provides national recognition for individuals who participate and excel in advocacy programs at their respective schools. Eligible students may apply for membership in The Order of Barristers in the Spring of their 3L year.
Eligibility
Applicants must be graduating 3Ls who have competed in at least two different moot court or mock trial competitions. Participating in the same competition in two different years (e.g., competing in the Appellate Advocacy Competition during both 1L and 2L years) does not fulfill this requirement. Students are not required to be a Moot Court Honor Board member to apply.
Selection Process
Three faculty members will be appointed by the Dean to the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee will select as many or as few applicants that the Committee feels are deserving of an invitation, up to the maximum number permitted by UWLS Chapter of the Order of the Barristers’ constitution (in past years, this has generally been ten to eleven students). After the Committee makes its selections, the Dean will review the selections and validate or amend them.
Criteria
The Committee uses the following criteria in making its selection for membership:
- Membership on regional/national teams and performance in those competitions
- Participation and performance in in-house competitions
- Participation and performance in the administration of the school's moot court programs. This includes, but is not limited to, substantial work completed as a Moot Court Honor Board member
- Participation and performance in any programs for the instruction of other law students in brief writing and/or oral advocacy skills
- Performance record in the school's brief writing and/or oral advocacy courses
Past Honorees
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2025
Aliah McCord Alisa Das Arshia Nilchian August Brown Micaela Flood Hannah Schuh Raymond Lappin Samuel Kuper Sarah Fassio Sean Moore Yen-Wen Lin |
2024
Alysa Mo Danielle Olunna Igbokwe Emily Lynne Vo Esther Jihyun Lee Ewan Cameron Gabrielle Lois Fisher Lexie Rae Mulkey Luke Pfister Taylor Norton Larson Walker McKusick 2023 Santos Garcia Avelar Sarah B. Brenden Angela Chen Chelsa Edano Ayla Kadah Brianne Mattila Ryan Tursi Grace Wan 2022 Stasia Skalbania Caitlin Loyd Isaac Castaneda Jemimah Kamau Nathan Wolfe Kyung Sun Park 2021 Alexandra Bartos-O'Neill Conor McCauley Dailey Koga Emina Dacic Hannah Elizabeth Mary Parman Justin Brascher Kolby Cameron Molly Gibbons Stephanie Verdoia Tierney Elizabeth Vial Honorary: Monica Romero |
2020
Samuel Alvarez Lu Lu Anderson Mallory Barnes-Ohlson Danika Lynn Duffy Hannah Godwin Treja Jones George Leach Michael McNeil Austin Neff David Wang 2019 Allexia Arnold Arielle Berne Seth W.R. Brickey Varsha Govindaraju Tyler Grandgeorge Vanessa James Sara Leonetti Laura Robinett Rebecca Sweeney Geoffrey Wickes 2018 Sarah Aitchison Nitika Arora CaroLea Casas Jacob Dini Nathan Frei Gabrielle Hanna Eric Kohan Rosa Ostrom Theo Shaw Stephan Yhann 2017 Francisco Carriedo Marlana Kuper Kaleigh Powell An Nguyen Kelsey Christianson Jaymen Staten Duffy Romnor Eric Franz Sawyer Margett Raz Barnea |
2016
Ben Nelson Elisabeth Forsyth Spencer Thomas Gall Taylor Sproed Benjamin Charles Byers Tomer Vandsburger Dee Ann Sonntag Courtney Schirr Peter M. Damrow Jeremy Wood 2015 Mallory Bouchee Megan Crenshaw Anne Dorshimer Emily Elijah Jessica Kerr Maureen Johnston Nicholas Ulrich Dane Westermeyer Matthew Wurdeman Jenna Zwang 2014 Jonah Crollard Arthur Michael Edwards Nicholas Hathaway Erin Colleen Hebert Brooke Howlett Kristi D. Knieps Stephanie Michelle Martinez Lance A. Pelletier Abby Jane St. Hilaire Emily Cathryn Toler 2013 Nate Bingham Brie Coyle Jeff Degroot Michelle Gregoire Spencer Hutchins Andy Murphy Ashley Sherwood Jon Smith Michelle Taft Ashley Wilson |
