Marion M. Reilly

Marion Reilly received her Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary’s School of Law in May 2011.  Marion graduated Magna Cum Laude and was inducted into St. Mary’s distinguished John M. Harlan Society, an honorary organization that recognizes students who have excelled academically and graduate in the Top 10% of their class.  While at St. Mary’s, Marion competed in numerous Moot Court competitions taking home top honors at the Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition and the Federal Bar Association’s Moot Court Competition.  During her last year of law school, Marion received the Patricia L. Scott Award, an award reserved for St. Mary's most outstanding advocate and was inducted into the National Order of Barristers.  Marion received her bachelor of arts in legal studies and politics from Scripps College in California, where she made the Dean’s List on numerous occasions.
 
During the summer of 2010, Marion served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Emilio M. Garza of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  She wrote two bench memoranda for cases with oral arguments before the court and researched and drafted numerous civil and criminal opinions.  Marion also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Rebecca Simmons of the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio.
 
Marion is a member of the American Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, the Board of Advocates, and the William S. Sessions American Inn of Court.