Congratulations to #USCRiceLaw Class of 2026 graduates who were recently inducted into the Order of the Coif at the law school! Students in the exact top 10 percent of a law school’s graduating class may be inducted into the Order of the Coif, widely considered the highest academic accolade a law student can achieve in the U.S. The 2026 new members include: Levi Bradley, Audrey C. Burton, Drew Byrne, Judson Childress, Meggie Cruser, Jason Devlin, Mariah Earley, Tanner Glock, Samuel Hurwitz, Chandler Huskey, Alexander Lingle, Grant Majors, Morgan Mercer, Cameron Newton, Brooke Perry, Grace Smith Phillips, Megan Repose, Matthew Skipper, Joshua Strickland and Andrew Turner. (Not all inductees were able to attend the ceremony) The three graduates with the highest cumulative GPA were also honored with the Dean’s Medallion: Grant Majors, Grace Smith Phillips and Joshua Strickland.