The Mississippi Law Journal recently bestowed the Mississippi Law Journal Award on Taylor Coe. The Mississippi Law Journal Award is presented annually to the third-year member who has most contributed to the betterment of the Journal through hard work and self-sacrifice and who has dedicated themselves to improving the quality of the Journal’s publications and its reputation in the law school community and the legal community outside the university. The Mississippi Law Journal Award is the highest honor the Mississippi Law Journal confers on a student member.
Following graduation, Taylor will clerk for Chief Justice Michael Randolph at the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, MS. While reflecting on his experience on the Mississippi Law Journal, Taylor shared that, “Serving on the Mississippi Law Journal has been an incredible experience, and I thank my fellow Journal members for the MLJ Award and for making Journal such a great experience. I look forward to seeing the great things everybody will do upon graduation.”
Robert C. Khayat Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Mississippi Law Journal
The Mississippi Law Journal recognized Emily Phillips and Hunter Seidler as this year’s recipients of the Robert C. Khayat Award.
This honor is awarded to two third-year Journal members who best represent the service and commitment of former Chancellor Robert C. Khayat. Robert C. Khayat is a Journal alumnus, Emeriti Professor of Law, and former Chancellor of the University.
Emily serves as a Mississippi Cases Editor for Volume 94. Emily shared that, “it has been an honor to be a part of the Mississippi Law Journal for the past two years, and I am incredibly grateful to have been chosen by my peers to receive this award.”
Hunter serves as one of two Executive Notes & Comments Editors for Volume 94. Following graduation, he will be joining Barnes & Thornburg as a labor & employment associate in his hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana.
“It was an honor being a member of this executive board and a privilege to work with such a motivated group of legal writers. I feel secure about the future of MLJ with Volume 95 and beyond”