The Texas Elite
Here we pay tribute to the TYLA State Moot Court Competition Champions since 1975.
1975 - University of Texas School of Law
Susan Combs, John Nelson, Charles Oliver
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1976 - Baylor Law School
Leonard E. Davis, Sidney A. Fitzwater, Kirk B. Purcell
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1977 - University of Texas School of Law
Kelley K. Beck, Gary L. Buckwalter, Barbara Radnofsky
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1978 - Southern Methodist University School of Law
Brian D. Melton, Cindy M. Ohlenforst, Gordon M. Shapiro
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1979 - Baylor Law School
Donald F. Lively, Ken Patterson, Robert T. Rhodes
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1980 - St. Mary's University School of Law
John W. McChristian, Jr., Shelton Smith, Lisa Vance
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1981 - South Texas College of Law
Diantha J. Garrett, Neil McCabe, Lyn McClellan
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1982 - University of Houston Law Center
Elena F. Dhorio, Patricia J. Kerrigan, Robyn S. Rothman
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1983 - South Texas College of Law
Devon Decker, Paige Pace, Jeff Rusk
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1984 - South Texas College of Law
Richard Hogan, Jr., Vickie Martin, Paige Pace
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1985 - South Texas College of Law
Terrie Gerlich, Richard Hogan, Jr., Mike Martin
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1986 - St. Mary's University School of Law
Philip Kazen, Richard Shreves, William Taylor
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1987 - South Texas College of Law
Richard Laminack, Kathy Martinez, Trace Sherer
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1988 - Baylor Law School
Cynthia Anne Leiferman and Susan I. Nelson
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1989 - St. Mary's University School of Law
Ricky Poole, Tony Schaffer, Victoria Valerga
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1990 - University of Texas School of Law
Annette Davis, Greg Reed, Lonnie Roach
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1991 - South Texas College of Law
Sean Breen, Rob Galloway, Shelly Van Natter
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1992 - University of Houston Law Center
Mary Angela Graham, Perry McConnell, Jim Perdue
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1993 - Baylor Law School
Mike Schoen, Lori Weems, Susan Young
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1994 - University of Houston Law Center
David Comeaux, Colleen Faddick, Barbara Schnitzler
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1995 - Baylor Law School
Kimberly Loving, Neil Smith, Celeste Yeager
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1996 - South Texas College of Law
Melina Cain, Martha Guice, Christopher Nease
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1997 - Texas Tech University School of Law
Sally Gary, Patricia Nellenbach, Rosalyn Peacock
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1998 - South Texas College of Law
Kevin Cain, Brent Cordell, Twila Baker
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1999 - Baylor Law School
Amy O’Malley, Amber Slayton, Ashlea Vogler
2000 - South Texas College of Law
Robert W. Cowan, Ann E. Johnson, Mark A. Junell
2001 - South Texas College of Law
Natalie C. Koehler, Rene’ M. Sigman, Michael F. Westbrook
2002 - St. Mary’s University School of Law
Rebecca Copeland, Monica Galvan, Tina Campbell Harris
2003 - South Texas College of Law
Inger M. Hampton, J. Daniel Johnson, Kyle R. Watson
2004 - South Texas College of Law
Nicole James, Taneka Johnson, Paige Woodard
2005 - South Texas College of Law
Angela N. Hamilton, David E. Harris, Karl W. Seelbach
2006 - St. Mary’s University School of Law
Kimberly M. Phillips, Alison Hicks, Halina Radchenko
2007 - Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Melissa Swan, Johannes Walker, Matthew Wright
2008 - Texas Tech University School of Law
Graigory Fancher, Matthew Luensmann, Erin Welch
2009 - Texas Tech University School of Law
Vanessa Burgess, Rickie Cayton, Mark Erickson
2010 - South Texas College of Law
Zachary Bowman, Jennifer Schuch, Andrew Nelson
2011 - University of Houston Law Center
Seth Gagliardi, Patrick McKee, Jameson Watts
2012 - Baylor Law School
Morgan Harkins and Taylor Romero
2013 - Texas Tech University School of Law
Braden Brown, Jamee Cotton, Tanner Hartnett
2014 - Baylor Law School
Mark Altman, Jess Dees, Jacqueline Hamer
2015 - South Texas College of Law
Jennifer Bonds, Kyrie Cameron, Taylor FitzGerrell
2016 - Texas Tech University School of Law
C.J. Baker, Shelby Hall, Kristen Vander-Plas
2017 - Texas Tech University School of Law
Erin Garza, Jason Judd, Brandon King
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2018 - Baylor Law School
Max Brown, Haley Mowdy, Kyle Stone
2019 - Baylor Law School
Kylie Calabrese, Aaron Horner, Kyle Gardner
2020 - Texas Tech University School of Law
Brooke Bohlen, Joseph Reynolds
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2021 - Texas Tech University School of Law
Sara Baumgardner, Alicia Mpande, Kayla Shaded
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2022 - Baylor Law School
Tansy Ackermann, Giliana Canales, Kris Ruiz
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2023 - St. Mary's University School of Law
Nadine Cox, Haley Harvey, Carson Wienecke