Why do all the Judges and lawyers in the United Kingdom wear wigs in court?
Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at
10:34 pm
Qυеѕtіοn bу C'mon Gеt Hарру: Whу dο аll thе Judges аnd lawyers іn thе United Kingdom wear wigs іn court?
I've bееn watching Law & Order: U.K. аnd аt first I thουght іt wаѕ οnlу thе male judges аnd lawyers, bυt thеn I noticed thаt thе female judges аnd lawyers wear those white fυnnу-looking wigs аѕ well......whу?
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I think they wear them because they feel like sexy fiends.
Like the robes here, it is a symbol of their office. They are worn in respect for their tradition.
Similar to how city mayors in many European countries still wear the cerermonial robes and chains that date back to the middle ages.
This is actually a common misconception. It is tradition, but its completely voluntary, except for crown court. (We have two different types of court) Usually lawyers never wear them, but as i said its voluntary, however i would say 70% of barristers wear them, but again its voluntary.
It is because many years ago, diseases ran rampant, especially sexually transmitted diseases like scabies or Herpies and people used to have scabs and other skin infections on them, so to cover these skin infections up and because Judges and lawyers were always in the public view and highly respected they wore wigs and put white make-up on their faces to hide these skin blemishes or infections such as scabs.
That was the origional reason for lawyers and Judges to wear wigs. The Robes were worn as a show of power or authority. Since then, it has become traditional for lawyers and Judges to wear Robes at least here in the united states and many lawyers in Europe still wear Wigs and Robes as well. But the white make-up on their faces has come off.