{"662591":{"#nid":"662591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mock Trial Defeats UGA in Season\u2019s First Tournament ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mock trial team won its first tournament of the season, hosted by the University of Georgia at the Fulton County Courthouse on Oct. 22-23.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is the first time in six years that Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiatechmocktrial.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eteam\u003C\/a\u003E has taken first place at the annual tournament, according to Will Warihay, a part-time lecturer in the School of Public Policy. Warihay coaches the team with fellow lecturer and attorney Andy McNeil, Public Policy 2001.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Over the course of the weekend, we competed against teams from all of our Southeastern rivals, as every school we went against also competed at the National Championship Tournament last year,\u0026rdquo; Warihay said. \u0026ldquo;The competition was stiff, but our Jackets were up to the challenge.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe squad led by third-year Biomedical Engineering student Lyla Zedell and fourth-year Computer Engineering student Naman Sarda took first place in the tournament\u0026rsquo;s final match.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZedell was named the top attorney in the competition and received an Outstanding Attorney Award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOlivia Sanford, a third-year Public Policy major competing in her first mock trial competition, earned an Outstanding Witness Award. Harrison Melton, a fourth-year Computer Science student from Atlanta, received an Outstanding Attorney Award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mock trial team is frequently ranked nationally and considered \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/features\/georgia-tech-mock-trial\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eone of the nation\u0026rsquo;s best\u003C\/a\u003E, even though Georgia Tech does not offer a law degree or provide scholarships to mock trial students. Last year, the team placed 10th in the national tournament and sixth in its division.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome members are also pursuing the Law, Science, and Technology (LST) minor offered by the School of Public Policy to students from across campus. The program exposes students to legal concepts and practical career information beneficial both to students considering a career in law and those in other fields who want to understand more about how elements of legal practice can be helpful in other professions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the minor, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELST website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt is the first time in six years that Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s team has taken first place at the annual UGA tournament,\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"It is the first time in six years that Georgia Tech\u2019s team has taken first place at the annual UGA tournament,"}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2022-10-26 15:13:27","changed_gmt":"2022-10-26 15:13:27","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"662585":{"id":"662585","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s mock trial team won its season-opener against Georgia on Oct 22-23.","body":null,"created":"1666796537","gmt_created":"2022-10-26 15:02:17","changed":"1666797193","gmt_changed":"2022-10-26 15:13:13","alt":"Georgia Tech\u0027s first-place winning mock trial team poses for a photo with their trophy.","file":{"fid":"250905","name":"mock trial team 2022 c.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mock%20trial%20team%202022%20c.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mock%20trial%20team%202022%20c.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":478204,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mock%20trial%20team%202022%20c.jpg?itok=eAsKT9YI"}}},"media_ids":["662585"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"171829","name":"mock trial"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}