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T H E J U R I S T2013MICHAEL V. ANDRY was theAmerican Bar Association Law StudentsDivision Governor for the 11thCircuit. He also received a serviceaward from the Office of StudentAffairs.NNAMDI M. ANOZIE was selectedas a Presidential Management Fellowfinalist.SHARAYA L. CABANSAG publishedher Note entitled “DefendingAccess to Community-Based Servicesfor Individuals with DevelopmentalDisabilities in the Wake of the GreatRecession,” in the Spring 2012 issueof the Howard Law Journal.MAKEDA N. DENNIS receiveda service award from the Office ofStudent Affairs.MATTHEW F. EMMICK will beclerking for Judge Hassan Ali El-Amin of the Circuit Court of Maryland,7th Judicial Circuit.YAHSHUAH A. FORD and CARLESSEL-MENSAH were co-captainsof the Goler Teal Butcher InternationalMoot Court Team.BRITTANY J. GAUSE, presidentof the Class of 2013, received theStudent of the Year Award from theSchool of Law.THURSTON JAMES HAMLETTEpublished “The Affirmative Dutyto Disintegrate Concentrations ofImpoverished Communities,” in theFall 2012 issue of the Howard LawJournal.JUSTIN M. HOLLIMON receiveda clerkship with Judge Herman Dawson,Circuit Court for Prince George’sCounty.MARTINIS M. JACKSON published“Timely Death of the Show-UpProcedure: Why the Supreme CourtShould Adopt a Per Se ExclusionaryRule,” in the Fall 2012 issue of theHoward Law Journal.GIOVANNA JEAN-BAPTISTEwill be clerking for Judge MauriceA. Ross of the Superior Court of theDistrict of Columbia.AWAIS M. KHALEEL received thePublic Interest Student of the Yearaward.CHRISTOPHER C. LEE served ascaptain of the Huver I. Brown TrialAdvocacy Moot Court Team.JAMES R. MASON was the captainof the Charles Hamilton HoustonMoot Court Team.AMBER N. MELTON will be clerkingfor Chief Judge James Beaty,Jr., of the U.S. District Court for theMiddle District of North Carolina.SALOMON T. MENYENG’S Comment,“Uncle Sam v. Napoleon: WhoOwns the Security Estate PropertyUnder the New African Uniform Lawon Securities,” was published in theFall 2012 issue of the Howard LawJournal.MICHELLE V. MILLS was selectedas a Presidential ManagementFellow finalist.NADINE F. MOMPREMIERpublished “Battle for the SchoolGrounds: A Look at InadequateSchool Facilities and a Call for Legislativeand Judicial Remedy,” in theHoward Law Journal’s Winter 2013issue.DANIEL O. MOORE II will beclerking for Judge Gershwin Drain ofthe U.S. District Court for the NorthernDistrict of Michigan.AFUA Q. OFOSU will be clerkingin the District Court of Maryland,District 5.ANGELA M. PORTER, editor-inchiefof the Howard Law Journalfor 2012-2013, will be clerking forChief Judge Michael Davis of theU.S. District Court for the District ofMinnesota.ALEXANDRA R. ROBINSONreceived a Student Service award.Robinson helped to implement theBalance and Wellness Task Force andserved as a peer-to-peer counselor.ANITHA R. VEMURY will beclerking for Judge Jeanette JacksonClark of the Superior Court of theDistrict of Columbia.BRITTANY A. VENDRYES servedas president of the Howard LawGospel Choir.JASMINE A. WILLIAMS will beclerking with Judge Anita Josey-Herring of the Superior Court of theDistrict of Columbia.NATHAN ZEWDU served as presidentof the Student Bar Associationfor two years.14
T H E J U R I S TCHARLES HAMILTONHOUSTON NATIONAL MOOTCOURT TEAMMembers of the Charles HamiltonHouston National Moot Court Teamcompeted this year in the Tulane UniversityLaw School National SportsLaw Competition. Members JAMESMASON, MICHAEL GOODE, andCARLOS SEGARRA advanced tothe quarterfinal round, tied for highestbrief score for Petitioners, and Carlosreceived the Best Oralist Award.The team also competed in theCharleston School of Law NationalConstitutional Law Competition.Members MARTHA TESFAYE andALYSSA SCRUGGS advanced asquarterfinalists and were also the ProfessionalismAward recipients.Moot Court BriefsThe team hosted its annual William B.Bryant-Luke Charles Moore InvitationalMoot Court Competition inFebruary.GOLER TEAL BUTCHERINTERNATIONAL MOOTCOURT TEAMMembers of the Goler Teal ButcherInternational Moot Court Team competedin the internationally renownedStetson Law International EnvironmentLaw Moot Court Competition inFebruary.HUVER I. BROWN TRIALADVOCACY MOOTCOURT TEAMMembers of the Huver I. Brown TrialAdvocacy Moot Court team competedin the Interamerican University ofPuerto Rico School of Law’s 2012Puerto Rico Advocacy Competition inSan Juan, Puerto Rico, from October18-20. KENDRA COURTNEY AD-JEI, MATTHEW EMMICK, JA-NEESE LEWIS, and DURRIYYAHROSE represented the team.The team also competed in the NationalBlack Law Students AssociationMock Trial Competition, February13-16, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.JUSTIN BELL, MONTEZ COBB,ASHLEE LEWIS, and MIKHAILAMC NICOLLS competed in the finalround and placed second overall. Asa result of this achievement, the teammembers were also able to competein the Thurgood Marshall Mock TrialCompetition in Atlanta, Georgia.15
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