The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., United States district judge for the Northern District of California, speaks to Azeeta Bance, one of the finalists in the 2019 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest and the first-place essay winner of the Eastern District of California’s local contest. Azeeta and Judge Gilliam discuss her class' participation in the contest, her approach to creating a winning entry, and her advice for future civics contest participants.
For more information about the Ninth Circuit Civics Contest visit:
ca9.uscourts.gov/civicscontest/