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Fitness instructor, 27, 'attacked judge and ripped off his wig as he sentenced brother in death by dangerous driving case' Judge John Devaux was sentencing Philip Graham at Ipswich Crown Court ...
EXCLUSIVE: Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike is captured in our exclusive first look at the actress wearing her Crown Court judge robes, red tippet and wig for her role in Suzie Miller ’s new play ...
Before Marshall took over the court in 1801, the justices wore red robes with fur trim and white wigs in all public settings. His practice of a simple black silk robe without wig remains the ...
Judge Watson has been a judge for the last 12-years, sitting in Sheffield and Hull. He came to Teesside Crown Court in February 2020. Prior to that he served as an army officer.
The figures show how the allowance for a High Court judge's attire can amount to £14,920. This includes the cost of two long-haired scarlet robes and a silk alternative which cost £7,680.
It is surprising to me how little we know about where this plain black judicial uniform comes from. Colonial judges in England wore robes, and the tradition took off on American soil as well.
Judge Munro, sitting in black robes and a wig with the cameras focused solely on her, explained there were strong aggravating reasons for her decision to impose a life term.
A fresh white wig may highlight inexperience in court. Andrew Eborn, who qualified in 1985, explains that wigs serve three purposes, maintaining the solemnity of court, honouring tradition, and ...
But Judge Smith recently left his robes and wig behind to spend time helping street children in Zambia, a country where families have been devastated by AIDs and 60 per cent of the population ...