Order of Barristers is open!
Applications Due May 2, 2025
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, as outlined here. You can also find more information about applying to The Order in the MCHB Bylaws.
Eligible students may apply for membership in The Order of Barristers in the Spring of their 3L year, as outlined here. You can also find more information about applying to The Order in the MCHB Bylaws.
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 Falknor Competition during both 2L and 3L years) does not fulfill this requirement. Students do not need to have participated in the Moot Court Honor Board 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 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 intercollegiate teams and performance in intercollegiate competitions, OR participation in tryouts for intercollegiate teams
- Participation and performance in intramural 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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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 |
