Judge Shanon Riley currently serves as a workers’ compensation judge for the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration. She attended Southwestern University School of Law, where she participated in the moot court honors program. During her involvement, Judge Shanon Riley was a finalist for both Best Oralist and Best Writer.
A nationally recognized program, the Southwestern University (SU) moot court honors program is open to students who excel at the intramural competition. With a large number of participants and top award winners, SU’s program is one of the most active in the United States. Students selected to participate attend local, regional, and national competitions, where they compete against students from other schools in hypothetical cases. The students compete as oralists, writers, or team coordinators and conduct legal research, draft court briefs, and present arguments.
The moot court intramural competition at SU is organized by a board of governors who advise program members throughout their practice and preparation.
