RALEIGH — Campbell Law School ranks ninth in Fordham University School of Law’s Trial Competition Performance Ranking (TCPR) for the 2016-2023 academic years, Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced. Campbell Law advocates have earned a cumulative total of 55 points since Fall 2016.
Campbell Law is in good company falling between Baylor, Harvard and Temple law schools (tied at sixth) with 56 points and American, Chicago-Kent and Denver law schools (tied at 10th) with 54 points.
During the 2022-23 Academic Year, Campbell Law also ranked ninth with a total of 10 points falling in between Drexel-Kline and Temple law schools tied at seventh and Chicago-Kent, Colorado, Fordham and Georgia law schools tied at 10th.
Campbell Law is the only North Carolina law school to make both lists.
“I am delighted to share the highly respected Fordham Trial Competition rankings, which has us at No. 9 for the past academic year, and cumulatively at No. 9 for the past seven years,” Leonard said. “Congratulations to all who make this possible.”
The TCPR is an objective snapshot of achievement in interscholastic law school trial competitions, according to Fordham’s Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center.
Performance Rankings Top 20
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2022 – 2023 Academic Year |
Fall 2016 – Spring 2023 |
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1 |
UCLA |
46 points |
1 |
UCLA |
177 points |
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2 |
Stetson |
19 points |
2 |
Stetson |
84 points |
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3 |
Harvard |
18 points |
3 |
Fordham |
74 points |
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4 |
Mercer |
16 points |
4 |
Cumberland, Samford |
69 points |
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5 |
Cumberland, Samford Howard |
12 points |
5 |
Drexel-Kline |
61 points |
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7 |
Drexel-Kline Temple |
11 points |
6 |
Baylor Harvard Temple |
56 points |
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9 |
Campbell |
10 points |
9 |
Campbell |
55 points |
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10 |
Chicago-Kent Colorado Fordham Georgia |
9 points |
10 |
American Chicago-Kent Denver |
54 points |
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14 |
Denver NYU St. Mary’s |
8 points |
13 |
South Carolina |
53 points |
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17 |
Baylor Houston St. Thomas (Florida) Washington – St. Louis |
6 points |
14 |
Georgetown |
47 points |
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15 |
UC Berkeley |
46 points |
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16 |
Loyola (Chicago) Northwestern |
45 points |
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18 |
St. John’s |
41 points |
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19 |
Loyola (Los Angeles) |
39 points |
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20 |
NYU |
37 points |
Associate Director of Advocacy Programs and Competitions at American University Washington College of Law Joe Lester compiles all competition results at www.trialteamcentral.org. Learn more about his methodology at this link.
“Campbell Law has a commitment to preparing savvy lawyers who are fierce courtroom advocates. The results are consistent with our mission and passion,” said Campbell Law’s Director of Competitive Advocacy Mary Ann Matney. “Our top 10 ranking reflects the incredible talents of our students and the dedication of our trial advocacy faculty and coaches.”
In addition to Fordham’s ranking, U.S. News has ranked Campbell Law among the nation’s top schools for trial advocacy five times in the past six years and preLaw Magazine once again graded Campbell Law among its Top Law Schools for Trial Advocacy in its Winter 2023 issue.
The accolade marks Campbell Law’s sixth consecutive appearance on the annual list since 2017. Campbell Law received a graded score of A again this year and is the only law school in North Carolina to make this year’s list. The complete list is available online at this link.
“I am delighted to once again see our name on the ‘A’ list of Trial Advocacy Schools, and to be the only school in North Carolina on the list,” Leonard added. “Advocacy is our hallmark. Our graduates are ready to perform and lead from the moment they pass the bar exam. Our hands-on curriculum and culture deserve recognition for the results they produce.”
ABOUT CAMPBELL LAW
Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 4,800 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. In 2023, Campbell Law is celebrating 45 years of graduating legal leaders and 14 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.