Eastern District of California

Local Contest

The U.S. District Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California will conduct a local contest to select finalists for the circuit-wide competition. Local contest winners in each category will receive prizes of $1,500 for 1st place, $750 for 2nd place and $500 for 3rd place. To be eligible to compete in the local contest, students must reside in one of these counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo or Yuba. Cathy Waltz – (916) 930-4495 / Cathy_Waltz@caeb.uscourts.gov.

For more information about the local contest, please contact:

Cathy Waltz - (916) 930-4495
Cathy_Waltz@caeb.uscourts.gov

Seal of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Seal of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California

The Prizes

First Prize: $1,500    Second Prize: $750    Third Prize: $500

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

Last updated October 30, 2026