9th Circuit

Caption Contest Winner: Three Chiefs

Here is your very deserving winner, which crushed the competition.

By David Lat on September 10, 2014 4:22 pm

We recently asked readers to submit possible captions for this picture:

Now that you’ve voted on the finalists, let’s announce the winner….

As is customary with our caption contests, we’ll now reveal the backstory behind the picture. The photo came to me from Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit, who recently traveled to Guam (where the photo was taken), Saipan, Australia, and New Zealand. (The judge also sent me a rather strange video of him riding a carabao.)

I wondered if the gentleman in the middle might be a judge as well — perhaps a tribal judge of some sort — but Chief Judge Kozinski disabused me of this notion: “No, he’s a guy who stands in front of a curio shop and charges $1 for having his picture taken with you.”

Fans of the Village People will appreciate the winning caption, which won in a (deserving) landslide victory:

Unfortunately, Chief Judge Kozinski and Chief Justice Torres left their policeman and construction worker outfits at home that day.

Thanks to everyone for suggesting comments and for voting. If you wrote the winning caption, feel free to email us, subject line “Caption Contest Winner,” to claim your prize (an Above the Law t-shirt).

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski on a carabao [YouTube]

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Caption Contest: Three Chiefs