2025 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

The Ninth Circuit has announced the 2025 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest theme: When Duty Calls: Why Exercising the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship is Important to Me. This essay and video contest is open to high school students in the Western United States and Pacific Islands.

The U. S. District Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon will conduct a local contest to select finalists for the circuit-wide competition. To enter the local contest, students must reside in the State of Oregon. In addition to advancement to the circuit contest, local winners will receive cash prizes. The deadline to enter is March 7, 2025.

For more information, pleasevisit the Ninth Circuit Civic Contest Website.