Eastern District of Washington

Local Contest

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington will conduct a local contest to select finalists for the circuit-wide competition. To be eligible for selection, entrants must reside in one of these counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman or Yakima. Local contest winners will receive prizes of $1,000 for 1st place, $500 for 2nd place and $250 for 3rd place.

For more information about the local contest, please contact:

Jessica Harmon or Shelli Findley
at civicscontest@waed.uscourts.gov

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

The Prizes

First Prize: $1,000    Second Prize: $500    Third Prize: $250

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

Last updated October 28, 2026