TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Laura Labenberg on Mar 19, 2025

The TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) and its Mock Trial Committee will hold the 2025 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition this week in Nashville. On Friday and Saturday, 16 teams will meet in a bid to be this year's state champion. Participating schools are: Agathos Classical School in Columbia, Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro, Clarksville High School, Cookeville High School, two teams from Chattanooga Southeast Home Education Association, Elizabethton High School, Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Jefferson County High School in Dandridge, Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Maryville High School, Memphis University School, Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Sevier County High School in Sevierville, St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, and University School of Nashville. Students will present their best arguments in Lee Jasper v Reece Witherfork, a civil case centered around a rodeo. This year's competition also will feature the first Artist in the Courtroom Contest. Tennessee's team winner and first place artist then will have the opportunity to represent the state at the National High School Mock Trial Competition in Phoenix, Arizona, May 7-10. The Mock Trial Committee is led by Chair Ashley Tipton, Vice Chair Michael Holmes and Long Range Planning Coordinator Zack Walden. The state competition caps off the district competition process. This year, students from 110 teams competed at nine regional events.