Vanderbilt Law Review

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The Vanderbilt Law Review publishes six times a year (January, March, April, May, October, and November). We have two selection cycles (spring and fall) per year. Vanderbilt Law Review also has an online companion journal called Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc.

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Board ContactBoard Position
Jacqueline Faith TubbsEditor in Chief
James Dobson Johnson IIIExecutive Editor
Farah ArifDiversity & Membership Editor
Colton Jay CroninSenior Articles Editor
Reagan M. LeverettSenior Notes Editor
Kiersten WoodSenior Managing Editor
Sara I. SeymourSenior En Banc Editor

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Inquiries and Information

Ashley Gray
Vanderbilt Law Review
Vanderbilt University Law School
131 21st Av. S. Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-2284

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Annual Awards

Each year, the following awards are made to deserving members of the Vanderbilt Law Review’s editorial staff.

  • Candidate's Awards

    Awarded by the second-year staff of the Vanderbilt Law Review to the third-year staff member, other than the editor-in-chief, who has made the most significant contribution to their development as staff members of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

    2023-2024 RecipientBetsy Anne Sugar
    2022-2023 RecipientJacqueline T. Pittman
    2021-2022 RecipientNicholas J. Prendergast
    2020-2021 RecipientShivam M. Bhakta & Christina M. Claxton
    2019-2020 RecipientJeffrey Turner
    2018-2019 RecipientNatalie Christmas
    2017-2018 RecipientMargaret Wilkinson Smith
    2016-2017 RecipientLaura C. Williams
    2015-2016 RecipientSamiyyah R. Ali
    2014-2015 RecipientMary C. Nicoletta
    2013-2014 RecipientAnn E. Watford
    2012-2013 RecipientV. Blair Druhan
    2011-2012 RecipientMary Alexander Myers
    2010-2011 RecipientJacob Neu
    2009-2010 RecipientAndrew Gould
    2008-2009 RecipientJohn Benjamin Schrader

  • Editor's Awards

    Awarded annually to up to two third-year editorial board members who have made the most significant contributions to the Vanderbilt Law Review.

    2023-2024 RecipientIsabel Benincasa
    2022-2023 RecipientKelly T. Guerin & Kristen S. Sarna
    2021-2022 RecipientLisa Orucevi
    2020-2021 RecipientBrettson J. Bauer & Shivam M. Bhakta
    2019-2020 RecipientJill Warnock
    2018-2019 RecipientNathan Townsend
    2017-2018 RecipientKaitlyn O. Hawkins & Blake C. Woodward
    2016-2017 RecipientAndrew James Marino & Benjamin D. Raker
    2015-2016 RecipientMatthew T. Doster & Laura E. Ezell
    2014-2015 RecipientKourtney A. Traina & Mary Julia B. Hannon
    2013-2014 RecipientSarah H. Parker & Joseph Quinn
    2012-2013 RecipientAngela Bergman
    2011-2012 RecipientRebecca Dunnan & Karen U. Lindell
    2010-2011 RecipientRyan Mark Davis & Michael Anthony Johnson
    2009-2010 RecipientJoseph Kimok
    2008-2009 RecipientLesley Rand Attkisson & Aaron Michael Moyer

  • Morgan Prize

    A cash award, in honor of Professor Edmund M. Morgan, given to the student contributing the most outstanding piece of student writing published in the Vanderbilt Law Review during the school year. The winner of this prize is ineligible to receive the Weldon B. White Prize.

    2023-2024 RecipientBetsy Anne Sugar
    2022-2023 RecipientElodie O. Currier
    2021-2022 RecipientPeyton J. Klein
    2020-2021 RecipientNathan T. Campbell & Margaret E. Dillaway
    2019-2020 RecipientSzymon Barnas
    2018-2019 RecipientSamantha Sergent
    2017-2018 RecipientJulie L. Rooney
    2016-2017 RecipientLaura Dolbow
    2015-2016 RecipientJoshua D. Foote
    2014-2015 RecipientJean Y. Xiao
    2013-2014 RecipientKeane A. Barger
    2012-2013 RecipientTaylor M. Owing
    2011-2012 RecipientNathan C. Pysno
    2010-2011 RecipientDavid Barnes
    2009-2010 RecipientAndrew Gould
    2008-2009 RecipientTory Hodges Lewis

  • Myron Penn Laughlin Note Award

    Awarded to the student, other than the recipient of the Morgan Prize, who has contributed the best student note published in the Vanderbilt Law Review during the school year.

    2023-2024 RecipientEmma R. White
    2022-2023 RecipientMolly Teague
    2021-2022 RecipientMeredith Rolfs Severtson
    2020-2021 RecipientChristina M. Claxton
    2019-2020 RecipientCarlie Malone
    2018-2019 RecipientJosh Landis
    2017-2018 RecipientAlex Carver & Turner Henderson
    2016-2017 RecipientClayton J. Masterson
    2015-2016 RecipientSamiyyah R. Ali
    2014-2015 RecipientDaniel J. Hay
    2013-2014 RecipientWilliam T. Marks
    2012-2013 RecipientV. Blair Druhan
    2011-2012 RecipientJohn C. Williams
    2010-2011 RecipientJacob Neu
    2009-2010 RecipientJennifer Bennett Shinall
    2008-2009 RecipientJohn Edward Haubenreich

  • Best Mini Note Award

    The Best Mini-Note Award is awarded to the 2L staff member whose mini-note received the highest weighted score in the Write-On Competition.

    2023-2024 RecipientColton Jay Cronin
    2022-2023 RecipientKathleen E. Sharkey
    2021-2022 RecipientKelly T. Guerin
    2020-2021 RecipientKate L. Uyeda
    2019-2020 RecipientMeredith Barrow

  • Robert S. Reder Outstanding Staff Editor Award

    The Robert S. Reder Outstanding Staff Editor Award is awarded to the second-year staff member, other than incoming Senior Board members, who exhibits the strongest writing, proofreading, and cite-checking skills, and who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the Vanderbilt Law Review community writ large.

    2023-2024 RecipientCharles O. Hallinan

Subscriptions

Subscriptions are $50.00 per volume (domestic) and $55.00 per volume (foreign). Subscriptions commence with the January issue of each volume. All subscriptions are continued for each succeeding volume. Address changes must be made at least six weeks before publication date.

Single and Back Issues: Inquire of William S. Hein & Co., Inc. 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14209 (1-800-828-7571).

Copyright

The Vanderbilt Law Review publishes articles and notes under a copyright license with its authors. Users wishing to reproduce multiple copies or reprint elsewhere must request permission from us at:

Ashley Gray
Vanderbilt Law Review
Vanderbilt University Law School
131 21st Av. S. Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-2284

Please include in your request an explanation of how you plan to use the article or note.

Alumni

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