Sunzida Ahmed


The invention of the ponytail, circa 1843 [colorized]

Class of 2022

Major: Political Science

Minor: Environmental Studies

New York University School of Law

Intern at the Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.

Vice President of Public Relations (2020-21)

Sunny competed with RUMTA for four years, making it on the A-Team her freshman year of college. From then on, she took on roles as both a witness and attorney. She is best known for her impressive opening and closing statements, and the comedic lay witnesses she played. She was a well-decorated member of RUMTA, earning witness and attorney awards at some of the most difficult invitationals in the country. She also became an All-Regional Witness in her freshman year.

After university, she worked as a legal intern for Communities Resist, Inc. Currently, she is an intern with the Federal Defenders of New York and is pursuing her J.D. at the New York University School of Law.


AWARDs

All-Regional Witness: Owings Mills AMTA Regional, 2019

Outstanding Attorney: Tufts University Mumbo Jumbo Invitational, 2019

Outstanding Witness: Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament (CUBAIT), 2020

Outstanding Attorney: Tufts University Mumbo Jumbo Invitational, 2020