Brown Award Volunteer Judges
2025
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Judge Dana M. Douglas
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Richard D. Freer
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Dean and Howard Chandler Professor of Law
Emory University School of Law
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Brian Fitzpatrick
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Professor of Law and Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise
Vanderbilt University Law School
2024
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Judge W. Eugene Davis
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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John T. Parry
PORTLAND, OREGON
Interim Dean and Edward Burnet Professor of Law
Lewis & Clark Law School
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Myriam E. Gilles
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
2023
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Justice Brett Busby
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Texas Supreme Court
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Elizabeth Porter
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Former Dean, Professor of Law, and Co-Director, Appellate Advocacy Clinic
University of Washington Law School
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Peter Salib
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
2022
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Judge Amy J. St. Eve
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Troy A. McKenzie
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Dean and Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law
New York University School of Law
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D. Theodore Rave
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Bernard J. Ward Centennial Professorship in Law
University of Texas School of Law
2021
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Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Annette E. Clark
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Dean and Professor of Law
Seattle University School of Law
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Nancy B. Rapoport
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
2020
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Judge Edith H. Jones
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Peter Bowman Rutledge
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Dean and Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
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Michael F. Sturley
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Fannie Coplin Regents Chair in Law
University of Texas Law School
2019
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Judge Gregg J. Costa
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Patricia D. White
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
Dean Emerita and Professor of Law
University of Miami Law School
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Michael F. Sturley
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Fannie Coplin Regents Chair in Law
University of Texas Law School
2018
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Judge W. Eugene Davis
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Peter Bowman Rutledge
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Dean and Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
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Michael F. Sturley
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Fannie Coplin Regents Chair in Law
University of Texas Law School
2017
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Judge W. Eugene Davis
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Greg R. Vetter
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Associate Dean and HIPLA College Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
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Shannon M. Moritz
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
Director, Legal Research and Writing Program
University of Illinois College of Law
2016
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Judge Gregg J. Costa
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Peter Bowman Rutledge
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Dean and Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
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Noah Messing
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Lecturer in Legal Practice
Yale Law School
2015
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Judge W. Eugene Davis
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Peter Bowman Rutledge
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Dean and Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
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David Reiss
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Professor of Law and Research Director, Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship
Brooklyn Law School
2014
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Judge Gregg J. Costa
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Margaret Valentire Turano
JAMAICA, NEW YORK
Former Associate Dean and George F. Kennan Professor of Law
St. John’s University School of Law
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Ingrid Hillinger
NEWTON CENTRE, MASSACHUSETTS
Professor Boston College Law School
Brooklyn Law School
2013
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Judge Stephen A. Higginson
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Patricia D. White
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
Dean and Professor of Law
University of Miami Law School
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Michael F. Sturley
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Fannie Coplin Regents Chair in Law
University of Texas Law School
2012
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Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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Marc L. Miller
TUCSON, ARIZONA
Vice Dean and Ralph W. Bilby Professor
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
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Peter A. Alces
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
Rita Anne Rollins Professor of Law
College of William and Mary School of Law
2011
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Judge Nancy F. Atlas
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Margaret Valentine Turano
JAMAICA, NEW YORK
Associate Academic Dean
St. John’s University School of Law
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D.A. Jeremy Telman
VALPARAISO, INDIANA
Associate Dean and Director of International Programs
Valparaiso University School of Law
2010
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Judge Leslie Southwick
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Robert Klonoff
PORTLAND, OREGON
Dean
Lewis & Clark Law School
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Samuel Issacharoff
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law
New York University School of Law
2009
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Judge Jennifer Elrod
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Steven H. Steinglass
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Dean Emeritus
Cleveland State University College of LaW
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Michael F. Sturley
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Fannie Coplin Regents Chair in Law
University of Texas Law School
2008
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Judge Lynn N. Hughes
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Raymond T. Nimmer
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Dean and Leonard H. Childs Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
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Peter Bowman Rutledge
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Dean and Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
2007
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Judge Thomas M. Reavley
HOUSTON, TEXAS
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Raymond T. Nimmer
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Dean and Leonard H. Childs Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
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Jamin B. Raskin
WASHINGTON, DC
Professor of Law American University
Washington College of Law
2006
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Judge W. Eugene Davis
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Harvey Rishikof
BRISTON, RHODE ISLAND
Dean
Roger Williams University School of Law
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Craig Joyce
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
2005