The University School of Nashville was named the 2024 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial champion Saturday night after two days of preliminary rounds. The school prevailed over Montgomery Bell Academy, also from Nashville. Tennessee State Supreme Court Justice Dwight Tarwater presided over the round, while members of the TBA Young Lawyers Division's (YLD) Executive Committee, TBA President Jim Barry and TBA Vice President Heidi Barcus served as jurors. Earlier in the day, the top eight teams were announced, an MVP for each team was recognized, individual awards were presented to the best advocates and witnesses, and Sevier County High School was awarded the 2024 Sportsmanship Award.

Special thanks to YLD Mock Trial Committee Chair Ashley Tipton and Vice Chair Michael Holmes, and members of the committee for organizing this year's event, which involved 14 teams, close to 200 participants and more than 100 volunteers, including sitting Tennessee judges, lawyers and the YLD's Diversity Leadership Institute's law students. The University School of Nashville will now represent Tennessee at the National High School Mock Trial Competition in Wilmington, Delaware in May. The team is coached by Nashville attorneys Ned Hildebrand with Dunham Hildebrand, Maureen Timoney Joyce and Ben Raybin with Raybin & Weissman. See more competition results.

University School of Nashville named champion at the 2024 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition

Montgomery Bell Academy take 2nd place at the 2024 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwight Tarwater presides over the championship round

Sevier County High Schools wins the Team Sportsmanship Award at the 2024 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition

   
Left: TBA President Jim Barry addresses students at the 2024 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition Award Ceremony
Right: TBA YLD Mock Trial Chair Ashley Tipton (left) and Vice Chair Michael Holmes announce awards

   
Left: TBA YLD President Quinton Thompson addresses students at the 2024 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition Award Ceremony
Right: Jon Ring with the University of Tennessee Baker School, a sponsor of the event, talks to students about undergraduate and graduate opportunities with the school

Jon Ring and Frankie Weaver with the University of Tennessee Baker School, a sponsor of the event, talk to students about programs at the school