Olivia Orlando-Donovan (Of Counsel-White Plains, NY) served as a presiding judge at the American Mock Trial Association’s Opening Round Championship Series hosted by Iona University held March 9–10, 2024. Schools such as Harvard, Brown, Boston College, and Northeastern University participation in the championship series. Through these competitions, students assume roles as attorneys and witnesses, prepare cases and simulate a criminal trial presided over by an attorney judge.