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British judges and lawyers in court wearing a - 2013-03-28 23:21:05
Judges and lawyerswearingwigsin courtisthetradition ofone ofBritain's mostdistinctiveandexplore thereasonsmanypeoplehaveproposed all sorts ofdifferent interpretations.Some people say,inthe Middle Ages,excessive fatigueanddiseasesothatthejudicial officershaveprematurehairfall out,in order tocover up their"extremely intelligent"in the public eye,wigthenpopular.Some people saythatthejudgewearing a wigissaidtoownsainted.
Accordingtotheresearchofhistorians andfolklorists,the Britishtraditionofwearing a wig,began aboutthe twelfth century,wasnot justthepatentofjudgesandlawyers,the upper class peoplewill bewearing a wigas a kind offashion,formal occasionsorsalongatheringsformaldress.
Ingeneralajudge'swigtoover 1500 pounds,andthe mostcommonwigs,notlessthan300 pounds.Alaw studentqualified as a lawyer,a family member or friendto give himthe best giftismadebyafamouswig.Manycraftsmenengagedwiginherited hisfather's business,and evenfamily,somewigfamilyhistory,even longerthansomeBritisharistocraticfamilypedigree.Inthe UKthere isa saying:wigsThe longerthe olderandmore dirty,thedarker the color,the longer thetimeyouto join.Thesewovenfromhorsehairwigsareexpensive,so generallyawigshouldlast a lifetime.Afamily lawyerhadanonsetagefor nearly a centuryantiques,evenpassed downfourgenerations,calleda family heirloom.
In2008,theBritishformally introduceda new provision:Inadditiontothejudgeshearingcriminallawsuits,themajority ofjudges and lawyersacrossthecountryinthecourtcan no longerwear wigs.Erain thedevelopment,thejudgesdo not need to usea wigtoraisethedignityneed notsufficient toshowtheidentity.