This season featured the dramatic revival of the Gavels of the State Public Defender’s Office. After spending the previous season mired in last place, they led from wire to wire in 2025-26 and cruised to a comfortable victory, as shown in the table below. Seven members of the Gavels delivered oral arguments—led by Timothy Drewa (10 points) and Colleen Marion (7 points)—a remarkable total given the small number of cases heard. Normally, the Department of Justice conducts far more oral arguments than any other firm or agency (and thus does not participate in the Fantasy League). This season, for the first time ever, the Gavels matched the DOJ’s total.
At its awards banquet earlier this week, the league honored not only the Gavels but also the leading scorers from each team: Crivello, Nichols & Hall powered the Waivers with 10 points, the same total posted by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty for the Writs. Meissner Tierney led the Affirmed with three points.
The following table provides totals for every individual law firm.
