Ninth Circuit Civics Contest
Essay writingEntry deadline
March 6, 2026
An annual essay and video contest for high school students in the nine western states and Pacific islands of the Ninth Circuit, run by the federal courts around a constitutional theme. Local district contests feed a circuit-wide final judged by judges of the Ninth Circuit.
Registration
- Format
- Online
- Age
- 14-18
- Participation
- Individual
- Location
- United States
- Entry fee
- Free
- Prize
- Cash prizes up to 3,000 dollars at the circuit level, with additional district-level prizes.
Timeline
- Entry deadlineMarch 6, 2026 (UTC-8) source