Top participants and teams named for 2016 Youth Judicial

The 2016 YMCA Youth Judicial Program ended Nov. 7 with an awards ceremony announcing the outstanding individuals and teams. The 2016 conference broke attendance records with 678 total participants and adults. Congratulations to the students and schools represented among the outstanding participants.

JUSTICE HUGH MADDOX AWARD: Audrey Kim (captain), Tori Barranco, Henry Petters, James Sadie, Carson Scott and Matthew Taylor – Catholic High School Defense Team 551, Montgomery.

MAJOR LEAGUE
Most Outstanding Plaintiff Attorney: Davis Tyler-Dudley, Indian Springs School Team 902, Pelham

Most Outstanding Defense Attorney: Grace Friedman, Spain Park High School Team 253, Hoover

Most Outstanding Plaintiff Witness: Cate Hodges, St. Paul’s Episcopal School Team 604, Mobile

Most Outstanding Defense Witness: Skyhler Schaffer, Spain Park Team 253, Hoover

Team Awards, outstanding teams from among the 56 teams Major League teams present:

• 1st Place Plaintiff – Max Klapow (captain), Davis Tyler-Dudley, Taylor Hinch, Elizabeth Jones, Matthew Lash and Chandler Pulliam – Indian Springs Team 902, Pelham
• 1st Place Defense – James Torbert (captain), Carter Chandler, Ford Cleveland, Lindsey Ferraro, Ellen Park,  Caroline Sellers – Montgomery Academy Team 553, Montgomery
• 2nd Place Plaintiff – Riley Hiers (captain), Anna Douglass, Brady Harp, Andrew Renfroe, Katherine Voorhees, Kate Winchester,  Spain Park Team 204
• 2nd Place Defense – Jessica Shaw (captain), Laina Henry, Sam Johnson, Kathryn King, Raymundo Lopez, Karla McDonald, Carson Milling – Spain Park Team 255
• 3rd Place Plaintiff – Britney Waldrop (captain), Grace Bauder, Joseph Phillips, Kyndrah Poindexter, Ben Shelley, Hannah White – Hoover High School Team 201, Hoover
• 3rd Place Defense – Katherine White (captain), Arbaz Ali, Justin Clay, Grace Friedman, Skyhler Schaffer, Ethan Wheeles – Spain Park Team 253

PREMIER LEAGUE (Students in their first year of competition)
Most Outstanding Attorney: Elizabeth Dudley, Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) Team 532, Montgomery

Most Outstanding Witness: Jailyn Holt, LAMP Defense Team 582, Montgomery

Team Awards, outstanding teams from among the 26 teams Premier teams present:

• 1st Place Plaintiff – Elizabeth Dudley (captain), Layla Araiinejad, Ashtyn Cross, Anika Hutton, Jacob Mesina, Ellie Russell – LAMP Team 532, Montgomery
• 1st Place Defense – Jennie Youn (captain), Michael Barr, Breck Bowen, Mary Dudley, Jailyn Holt, Varun Kosgi – LAMP Team 582, Montgomery
• 2nd Place Plaintiff – Isabella Meares (captain), Destiny Baugh, Jackson Craft, Gabrielle Hall, Olivia Presnall, Tyler Tann – Davidson High School Team 631, Mobile
• 2nd Place Defense – Cameron Hendrix (captain), Katelyn Brown, Tanviz Devani, Alexis Jacob, Julia Saeed, Harry Shaull – Spain Park Team 281, Hoover
• 3rd Place Plaintiff – Tyler Packer (captain), Rebecca Friday, Yusef Hamid, Kelsey Hargrove, Wesley Picard,  Avery Scott – Spain Park Team 232, Hoover
• 3rd Place Defense – Julie Avery, Jaila Francis, Will Landers, Kameron McDaniel, Jared Schaffer, Dominique Thomas – Spain Park Team 282, Hoover

Team selected to attend National Mock Trial Competition in Hartford, CT, May 11-13, 2017: 1st Place Major League Plantiff Team – Max Klapow (captain), Davis Tyler-Dudley, Taylor Hinch, Elizabeth Jones, Matthew Lash and Chandler Pulliam – Indian Springs Team 902, Pelham

Teams selected to attend the National Judicial Competition in Chicago, Illinois in August 2017:

• 1st Place Major League Defense Team – James Torbert (captain), Carter Chandler, Ford Cleveland, Lindsey Ferraro, Ellen Park,  Caroline Sellers – Montgomery Academy Team 553, Montgomery
• 1st Place Premier League Plaintiff Team – Elizabeth Dudley (captain), Layla Araiinejad, Ashtyn Cross, Anika Hutton, Jacob Mesina, Ellie Russell – LAMP Team 532, Montgomery
• 1st Place Premier League Defense Team – Jennie Youn (captain), Michael Barr, Breck Bowen, Mary Dudley, Jailyn Holt, Varun Kosgi – LAMP Team 582, Montgomery
• Maddox Award Team – Audrey Kim (captain), Tori Barranco, Henry Petters, James Sadie, Carson Scott and Matthew Taylor – Catholic High School Defense Team 551, Montgomery.

Congratulations to 2017 Chief Justice Addison Smith, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile