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LOCAL CONTEST: CALIFORNIA NORTHERN

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the Northern California Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will conduct preliminary judging for the district-level competition. Finalists in both the essay and the video competitions at the district level will each receive prizes of $2,000 for 1st place, $1,500 for 2nd place and $1,000 for 3rd place and advance to compete in the circuit-wide contest. To be eligible to compete in the local contest, students must reside in one of these counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, or Sonoma.

If you have questions about the local contest, please contact:

Mary Bhojwani

Mary_Bhojwani@cand.uscourts.gov

Student Prizes

First Prize: $2000     Second Prize: $1500    Third Prize: $1000

These cash prizes are in addition to any prizes awarded at the circuit level.

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