Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Ingraham, from left, stands next to Celina eighth-graders Carly Fullenkamp, Madison Evans and Raven Harris and Mercer County Probate/Juvenile Judge Mary Pat Zitter in the Mercer County Courthouse on Thursday. The students participated in an essay contest in honor of Law Day on Thursday and were recognized by the judges, commissioners, elected officials and the Mercer County Bar Association. Evans won first place, Harris second place and Fullenkamp third place. The essay's theme was "Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society."