2022 British Pegasus Scholars Visit United States

Each year, the American Inns of Court participates in the Pegasus Scholarship Trust exchange program, which provides young British barristers with an opportunity to spend six weeks abroad for the purpose of learning about a foreign legal system. The Pegasus Scholarship Trust also provides for young lawyers from other countries to spend six weeks in London, England, learning about the British legal system.

The 2022 British scholars are Chloe Branton and Tadhgh Barwell O’Connor. Branton is a barrister with Parklane Plowden in Leeds and a member of The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple. Barwell O’Connor is a barrister with 1 King’s Bench Walk in Central London and a member of The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.

While in the United States, the scholars met with leading attorneys and members of the judiciary to understand and learn about the U.S. justice system. They enjoyed trips to Sacramento, California, hosted by the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court; Boston, Massachusetts, hosted by the Boston American Inn of Court; and Denver, Colorado, hosted by the Judge William E. Doyle American Inn of Court.

The scholars also visited the Supreme Court of the United States and attended the annual American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence in Washington, DC. They also visited Capitol Hill and several federal, state, and local courts in the area.

Judge Morrison C. England Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, left, meets in chambers with British Pegasus Scholars Chloe Branton and Tadhgh Barwell O’Connor in Sacramento, California.