Law Student Writing Competition
Each year, PMC challenges law students to examine an issue impacting Pennsylvania's judiciary and write an essay supporting their arguments and/or proposed solutions.
2025 Competition
Sponsored by Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Topic: What is the role of Artificial Intelligence, if any, in jury selection, and what would be the advantages and disadvantages of such use?
Award: $3,000
Eligible Participants: 2L and 3L students at any Pennsylvania Law School, as well as Rutgers Camden & Newark
Format: 2,000 to 2,500 word argumentative essay
Judges: Members of PMC's Board of Advisors
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Submissions and Questions: writingcontest@pmconline.org.
Past Winners
2025 - Sarah Ferguson, University of Pittsburgh School of Law '25
2024 - Randy R. Goldson, Temple University Beasley School of Law School '24
2023 - Anthony Jessel, University of Pittsburgh School of Law '23
2022 - Constance Hope Long, Rutgers Law School '22
2021 - Apratim Vidyarthi, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School '22
2020 - Jessica Rizzo, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School '21
2019 - Zane Podsobinski, Duquesne University School of Law '19
2017 - Christina Gallagher, Penn State Law '17