The Russell Foundation sponsors the annual Richard B. Russell Moot Court Competition.  Each year, first-year law students compete in single-elimination rounds before three-judge panels. Two finalists then vie for a spot on the UGA Law Moot Court team. The three-judge panel for the final round has included distinguished UGA alumni and jurists including UGA President Jere Morehead and the Honorable Steve C. Jones, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia—both Russell Foundation trustees.