Congratulations to the
Winning Team of the 2023
Roger J. Traynor Award
Loyola Law School
Benjamin Shin & Ezequiel Gurule
Photo by Candy Chavez
Watch the final round
Video by Ben Glassman
GISNET MANDELL AWARD FOR BEST BRIEF: Berkeley
2nd Place: UC Law San Francisco (formerly Hastings)
3rd Place: UCLA
4th Place: Empire
5th Place: Loyola
EXCELLENCE IN APPELLATE ADVOCACY: Berkeley
2nd Place: Loyola
3rd Place: UCLA
4th Place: UC Law San Francisco (formerly Hastings)
5th Place: Empire
GEOFFREY WRIGHT AWARD FOR BEST ORALIST:
Benjamin Shin, Loyola
INDIVIDUAL MERIT AWARDS FOR ORAL ARGUMENT:
Kaila Fayne, McGeorge; Ezequiel Gurule, Loyola;
Kate Walford, Berkeley; Alison Alcocer, Empire; Mariela Soto, Golden Gate; Lisa Talley, San Joaquin; Anna Nabutovsky, UCLA; Kelsey Thweatt, McGeorge; Adrianna Castro, Golden Gate; Jeramy Templin, UWLA; James Humphrey, Kern Co.; Yash Mehta, Berkeley; Ann-Marie Padilla, San Joaquin
The 54th Roger J. Traynor California Appellate Advocacy
Moot Court Competition was held on April 1 and 2, 2023