Hamilton Wingo’s Allie Hallmark and Delma Gorostieta recently served as judges for the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law’s annual Judge’s Gavel Competition at the school’s campus in downtown Dallas.
The two experienced trial lawyers served alongside other local attorneys and members of the judiciary to assess presentations from first-year (1L) UNT Dallas Law students covering “real-world” case issues. Students with the top rankings faced off in a single-elimination tournament won by Chaelie DeJohn on April 18, 2026. Allie judged the final round alongside Judge Martin Hoffman and former Justice Robbie Partida-Kipness.
Both Allie and Delma have strong ties to the University of North Texas, where Allie completed her undergraduate coursework, and Delma earned her law degree. Allie went on to win the National Moot Court Competition while competing on advocacy teams at Texas Tech University School of Law.
The Judge’s Gavel Competition is sponsored by the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Student Bar Association. Last year, the UNT Dallas College of law Moot Court Team eliminated the second-seeded team from Harvard Law School at the National Moot Court Competition in New York before finishing No. 3 among nearly 200 participating law schools.
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