Judges
Each year we are happy to welcome leading scholars, practitioners, and judges to the National Animal Law Competitions. We are honored to have them as our guest judges, and we are appreciative of them taking time out of their very busy schedules to participate.
Appellate Moot Court
Final Round Judges
Preliminary and Semi-Final Judges
- Randy Abate, Professor, Florida A&M University College of Law
- Christopher Berry, Staff Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Virginia Coleman, Retired Partner, Ropes & Gray
- Camille Labchuk, Executive Director, Animal Justice
- Sarah Luick, Massachusetts State Administrative Law Judge
- Russ Mead, General Counsel, Animal Law Coalition
- Katherine Meyer, Partner, Meyer Glitzenstein & Eubanks LLP
- The Honorable Patricia K. Norris, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One
- Kim Ockene, Senior Attorney, The Humane Society of the United States
- Nancy Perry, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Mariann Sullivan, Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School and Host, The Animal Law Podcast
- Joyce Tischler, Founder & General Counsel, Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Paul Waldau, Associate Professor, Canisius College
- Delcianna Winders, Academic Fellow, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program
- David Wolfson, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Closing Argument Competition
Preliminary & Final Round Judges
- Scott Heiser, Director, Criminal Justice Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Pete Castleberry, Attorney at Law, Castleberry & Elison, PC
- Lora Dunn, Staff Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Nicoletta Caferri, Assistant District Attorney, Kew Gardens, New York
Legislative Drafting & Lobbying Competition
- Chris Green, Executive Director, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program
- Lee Greenwood, Legislative Attorney, Best Friends Animal Society
- Laura Hagen, Deputy Director of Advocacy, MSPCA-Angell
- Carney Anne Nasser, Legislative Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund
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Lewis & Clark Law School
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