Lawyering Awards
Chief Justice Richard J. Hughes Award |
Supported by the New Jersey County Court Judges Association, is presented to the student who demonstrates the highest achievement in the field of New Jersey practice and procedure. This award is made in honor of the distinguished contribution to the cause of justice in New Jersey and the nation by the Honorable Richard J. Hughes, retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Nominations by faculty only. |
The 2024 Recipient(s): graduate |
Clinical Legal Education Association Award |
This annual award is given to a student at each law school who has demonstrated excellence in a clinical course. Criteria:
Nominations by faculty only. |
The 2024 Recipient(s): graduate |
Herman J. Finn Legal Ethics Award |
established in loving memory of Herman J. Finn, Class of 1930, by his daughter, Jessica Finn Waxman, is presented to the student who demonstrates superior academic achievement in Professional Responsibility or related classes, and demonstrates the greatest commitment to upholding the highest ethical standards of the legal profession. Nominations by faculty only. |
The 2024 Recipient(s): graduate |
International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award |
This award, an honorary scroll, is presented annually to a graduating student of each participating law school. The criteria for the recipient is a student who demonstrates an overall ability in trial advocacy by high achievement in trial practice, evidence, and pleading and procedure courses. Nominations by faculty only. |
The 2024 Recipient(s): graduate |
Judge James Hunter, III Memorial Advanced Appellate Advocacy Competition Awards |
Judge James Hunter, III Memorial Advanced Appellate Advocacy Competition Awards |
The 2024 Recipient(s): Graduating Oral Argument Competition Winner Spring 2024 graduate Spring 2023 Spring 2022 Graduating Students with Best Brief Awards, 2023 |
Judge James Hunter, III Memorial Appellate Advocacy Board Officers |
These graduating students served as Teaching Assistants in the James Hunter III Memorial Advanced Appellate Advocacy program, and organized, supervised, and managed the annual Hunter oral argument competition. |
The 2024 Recipient(s): graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate graduate |
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy |
This award is given to a law student at each of the Philadelphia-area law schools to a student who has shown outstanding abilities in the area of trial advocacy. Nominations by faculty only. |
The 2024 Recipient(s): graduate |
Richard L. Barbour, Jr. Memorial Award |
This award is dedicated by family and friends to the memory of a well-loved member of the Class of 1989 who served as Assistant Burlington County Prosecutor until his untimely death in April of 1991. The award goes to a graduating student or students with good academic standing and demonstrated interest in and commitment to the support of justice through prosecution or service as a judicial clerk. |
The 2024 Recipient(s): graduate |