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While in law school, Ms. Holcombe was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, served as a member of the South Texas Law Review, and an officer and director for the Board of Advocates. Ms. Holcombe also received an American Jurisprudence award for the highest grade in legal research and writing, and was also awarded the 2009 Dean's Outstanding Advocate Award. Additionally, Ms. Holcombe was an active member of the Varsity Moot Court and Mock Trial programs at South Texas, participating in numerous competitions across the country. She was a finalist in the 2008 Tournament of Champions Mock Trial Competition, a finalist and received a Best Advocate award in the 2008 National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, a finalist and received a Best Advocate award in the 2008 William Daniels National Invitational Mock Trial Competition, won Best Brief in the 2009 National Scribes Brief-Writing Competition, and won a National Championship at the 2009 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, which gave South Texas College of Law its 101st National Advocacy win.