2025 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest
The 2025 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest is open to high school students residing in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, the U.S. Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Students in the 9th through 12th grades attending public, private, parochial and charter schools, and home-schooled students of equivalent grade status, are invited to participate. Children of federal judges, chambers staff and employees of federal court offices are not eligible to participate.
Students may submit an essay or video or both beginning January 8th, 2025. Deadline for entries is March 14, 2025. The winners of the Southern District of California contest will have their essays or video’s submitted to the circuit-wide contest, as well as wining the following prizes:
- 1st Place: $3,000
- 2nd Place: $1,700
- 3rd Place: $1,000
All students who participate will be invited to attend a reception held at the Judith N. Keep and James M. Carter United States Federal Courthouse, where the submissions and winners will be recognized.
Click here for contest rules and details
View 2025 Civics Contest Finalist Official News Release