Georgia High School Mock Trial Competition
The Georgia High School Student Bar Association was created in 1998 after the first annual Law Academy. Near the end of the weekend, attendees take the Student Bar Examination, in two parts: (1) a written/objective test on the Rules of the Competition, the Rules of Evidence used for the Competition, and other material covered during the Law Academy weekend; and (2) an oral closing argument based on the case being used during the Academy weekend.
Above: Judge Dillard and Justice McMillian address the students in the courtroom of the Supreme Court of Georgia at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center, September 20, 2024.
Students earning scores of 80 or higher are admitted to the Student Bar Association, and students earning scores of 90 or higher are admitted with honors. Students admitted in each class receive certificates at the annual State Finals Awards Ceremony, which this season will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2027 at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville.
In 2026, the Georgia High School Mock Trial Committee was pleased to be able to expand the reach of the Law Academy program by conducting two separate events. The first was in Macon in August, and the second was in Atlanta in September. We are very grateful to the Mercer University School of Law for hosting us in Macon, and for the Womble Bond Dickinson law firm for hosting us three weeks later in Atlanta. A total of 94 students attended over both weekends.
The Members of the Georgia Student Bar Association Class of 2026
Admitted with Honors, Macon
Rowan Burke Allen
Sharanya Kar Bhowmik
Kwadwo Boafo
Sydney April Cannon
Tullie June Causey
Souad Dennis
Nathan Roberto Gutierrez
Evan Vincent Hastie
Jackson James Heller
Micah Hertz
Robert Lewis Hodges
Maria Louise Kimball
Katie Long
Daisy Scarlett McCurley
Hastee Joy Mehdipour
Alexander Wenzel Renelt Jr.
Lucy Jessica Ringel
Andrea Roytershteyn
Jordan Gabriella Sewell
Logan Shenton
Sidhanth Shetty
Lucy Snipes
Julia Soshnik
Hamyuet Kayley Sun
Micah Weiss
Callie Elizabeth Whitehurst
David Andres Zea
Admitted, Macon
Noa Vanzandt Brown
Madison Skye Butler
Emmanuel Ngwa Chebe II
Dior Amour Cunningham
Abigail Suzanne Greeff
Gauri Priyanka Gutala
Srilalitha Lakshminarayanan
Ryan Thomas Moscoso
Laura Katherine Pritchard
Ruby Elizabeth Quinteros
Sadie Lee Strand
Isabella Rose Trombetta
Alexandra Jeanette Wallace
Gavin Stephen Watkins
Charles B. Wilkinson III
Admitted with Honors, Atlanta
Eeshasri Alpuri
Sawyer Catherine Brown
A'Ghani Sakai Mashariki Davis
Alexandra Walker Hutchinson
Rihannat Ishola
Rowan Caitlin Kane
Grace Nicola McCarthy
Bella Sachin Patel
Caleb Joseph Rock
Advika Singh
Chiamaka Oluwadamilola Ukoh
Youran Zhang
Admitted, Atlanta
Lily Aiken
Landon Bell
Raeanna Marie Bellamy
Ryan Daniel Paul Burnette
Carolyn Ann Collins
Hudson Mark Conover
CiaRyah Imani De'Voe
Demi Fadase
Charlie Fifield
Max Edward-Van Hartmann
Journey Danielle Johnson
Corinna Rose Jordan
Alexander Lopez
Ava Moriah Lowe
Lillie Elizabeth Moore
Vani Parikh
Samantha Matilde Pazmino
Benjamin Mason Perkins Jr.
Daniel Quattlebaum
Maya Rajesh
Shnilyne Romeus
Zoe Caroline Rupp
Sinnit Tsegaye Siye
Abigail Suggs
Logan Warshowsky
Isabelle Grace White