Meghan Johnson and Brook Andrews, South Carolina Law Review Editorial Board members, participated in a moot court on October 20, 2006 before United States Chief Justice John G. Roberts and the four chief judges of each court with jurisdiction over South Carolina.

The other judges included the following:

      • Honorable Jean H. Toal, chief justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
      • Honorable Kaye G. Hearn, chief judge, South Carolina Court of Appeals
      • Honorable William W. Wilkins, chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals
         for the Fourth Circuit
      • Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., chief judge, U.S. District Court
         for the District of South Carolina.

Chief Justice Toal, Judge Wilkins, and Judge Anderson are alumni of the Law Review.

Meghan Johnson, a third-year law student, is a Research Editor for the Law Review.  Meghan is Chief Justice of the USC Law School’s Moot Court.  Meghan attended the University of North Carolina and is from Columbia, S.C.

Brook Andrews, also a third-year law student, is an Associate Student Works Editor for the Law Review.  Brook is a member of the USC Law School’s Moot Court national competition team and will participate in the regional moot court competition in Atlanta, Ga. in November 2006.  Brook attended Davidson College and is from Columbia, S.C.

Sarah Bayko and Andrew Mathias, third-year USC Law students, also participated in the moot court session. The students wrote a brief in conjunction with the oral argument presented during the moot court. The hypothetical case involved Fourth Amendment issues regarding search and seizure and Fifth Amendment issues addressing adequate information about a suspect’s rights.

For more information on Chief Justice Roberts’ visit to the University of South Carolina, visit http://uscnews.sc.edu/LAWS278.html..