About Us

Juniata Mock Trial was founded in 2018 and has since risen to be one of the top teams in the country. It has competed in the Opening Round Championship Series every year of its existence and team has earned bids to the National Championship in the last two years. Our members have received dozens of awards at both invitational and national tournaments. In only four years as a program, Juniata College Mock Trial has placed ten of its alumni into law schools with six alumni receiving full tuition scholarships.

Meet Our Coach

Jordyn Ney took over as head coach of the Juniata Mock Trial team for the 2024-2025 season after serving a year as assistant coach under Attorney David Andrews. Jordyn works in public affairs for GSL Public Strategies Group in Harrisburg, PA. She is a former Mock Trial Competitor at both a high school and collegiate level. During the four years she participated in her college’s mock trial program, they advanced to the National Championships, placing in their division, which put them on the map as one of the top 20 mock trial programs in the country and the number one school in Pennsylvania. She ended her mock trial career as her program’s closing attorney, though she says she is an opening attorney at heart. She believes in the philosophy that hard work always pays off, and can’t wait for whawt this new season brings.