Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption: An unexpected message from above

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Are this judge, lawyer and witness about to get a ruling from a higher authority? Favor us with the gift of your best caption for this month’s cartoon.

The winner of our July challenge will see their caption and credit printed in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal.

Congrats to June’s winning contest contributor, Richard A. DiLiberto Jr. of Wilmington, Delaware. His caption will appear in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal.


Judge, lawyer and witness in raining courtroom.

Submit the caption you think best fits this cartoon by emailing captions[at]abajournal[dot]com with “July Caption Contest” in the subject line. Only entries received by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 9, will be considered.

Octopus destroys justice sign and pillars while lawyers run away.

“All I said was, ‘Justice has only one ‘i’!”

How the contest works: Readers are asked to consider what’s happening in the cartoon in this post and submit clever, original captions. ABA Journal staff will review entries, pick their favorites, then ask readers to vote on the best of the bunch.

How to enter: Submit the caption you think best fits the scene depicted in the cartoon by emailing captions[at]abajournal[dot]com with “July Caption Contest” in the subject line.

Deadline for entry: Contest entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 9.

The prize: Bragging rights. Plus, the winning caption and credit to the caption writer will appear in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal.

For complete rules, follow this link. To view past cartoons, check out this gallery or follow the Cartoon Caption Contest RSS feed

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