Athens, Ga. –
The University of Georgia
School of Law won the 27th Annual Hulsey-Kimbrell Moot Court Competition, defeating
the University of Florida on Oct. 26 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Third-year law students Rebecca M. Thornhill and Tully T. Blalock comprised
the School of Law’s winning team.
“Securing this win over Florida with a set of arguments that the panel
defined as ‘some of the finest ever heard in the history of the competition,’ made
all of the hard work and preparation that Rebecca and Tully put into this
tournament so worthwhile,” Georgia Law Director of Advocacy Kellie Casey Monk
said. “The victory is even sweeter as both of Georgia’s teams emerged from the
weekend as winners.”
Thornhill and Blalock argued the case United States v. Matthew Mazzarella before a distinguished
panel of judges including Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat of the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the 11th Circuit; U.S. District Court Senior Judges Anthony A. Alaimo and B.
Avant Edenfield, both from the Southern District of Georgia; and U.S. District
Court Judge Timothy J. Corrigan and Senior Judge John H. Moore II, both from
the Middle District of Florida.
With this year’s victory, the School of Law
continued its domination of the Hulsey-Kimbrell competition with a record that
now stands at 18-7-2.
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