Edgefield native Megan Rudd wins USC mock trial award
Edgefield native Megan Rudd, a second-year USC School of Law student, earned the Robert McCormick Figg Jr. Trial Advocacy Award at USC Law’s ninth Judge J. Lyles Glenn Jr. and Terrell L. Glenn Sr. Mock Trial Competition. Rudd and co-counsel Olivia Hassler represented the state in a murder case titled The State of South Carolina, Sydney Carter, during Sept. 22 proceedings presided by Judge Joseph F Anderson Jr. The event showcased courtroom skills for upperclassmen, with scoring by a panel of notable legal professionals. The USC Law Mock Trial Team ranked 13th nationally in Fordham Law’s Trial Competition Performance Ranking. The final round was held in the new Judge Karen B. Williams Courtroom.