No More Wigs For British Lawyers

Posted by Mitch Jackson at 5/19/2008 4:00 AM and is filed under Trial Practice

Since 1685, British lawyers and judges have worn curled wigs and tassled gowns.  In October, the bareheaded look and new robes will be introduced in the civil courts.

Many lawyers would like to keep the 300-year-old tradition of horsehair wigs because, "that's the way we've been doing it for the last 800 years."  Traditionally, judicial wigs and robes are used to distinguish the specific roles within the courtroom and to give authority to the proceeding.

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