Douglas County Legal Essay Contest

The Douglas County Legal Essay Contest is an annual scholarship competition for high school seniors who attend high school in Douglas County and who plan to advance their formal education after graduation. Scholarships are awarded for the top three essays written on the legal or law related topic chosen for that year's competition. The contest is sponsored by the Douglas County Law Library and the Douglas County Bar Association. The first contest was held in the spring of 2008.

Copies of most winning essays are available on this website. To access an essay, click on the essay author's name and follow the link.

This Year's Contest

The 3rd Annual Douglas County, Kansas, Legal Essay Contest is in progress. The contest is open to all Senior students attending a high school located in Douglas County, Kansas, who will be advancing their formal education after graduation. The topic for this year's contest is "Constitutional Limits of Search and Seizure in Public Schools: What Should They Be?" The submission deadline for entries is April 5, 2010. For complete contest rules and submission guidelines, visit http://www.douglascolawlibrary.org/essaycontestrules.html.

Contest Winners

2009

Topic: The Significance of Separation of Church and State in our Government.

First Place - Hannah Kapp-Klote - Lawrence Free State High School.
Second Place - Nash Riggins - Lawrence Free State High School.
Third Place - Colin Busby - Baldwin High School.

2008

Topic: The Importance of an Independent Judiciary.

First Place - Marianne Schroer - Baldwin High School.
Second Place - Sarah Eberhart - Baldwin High School.
Third Place - Jodie Beuthien - Baldwin High School.

The author of each year's first place essay will have his or her name added to a plaque in the Law Library. In addition, a copy of each year's first place essay is kept in the Law Library.

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For more information, contact the Law Library at: info@douglascolawlibrary.org.

Comments to: Webmaster: Kerry Altenbernd, Law Librarian, Douglas County Law Library, Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 East 11th Street, Lawrence, KS  66044.

Created: February 20, 2008; Revised: February 12, 2010