High court judge
am 31.12.2006 von http://transblawg.eu
High court judge, Wildy's, December 2006.
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High Court judges' dress depends on the division in which they sit, the type of case they are trying and the time of year. On Red Letter days - which include the Sovereign's birthday, the State Opening of Parliament and some Saints' days - all judges wear the scarlet robe for the appropriate season. A short wig is worn in all cases.
Queen's Bench judges have five sets of robes. When trying civil cases in the winter, they wear a black robe faced with fur, a black scarf and girdle and a scarlet tippet. In summer, dress includes a violet robe faced with silk, a black scarf and girdle and a scarlet tippet. When dealing with criminal cases in the winter, judges wear the scarlet robe of the ceremonial dress but without the scarlet cloth and fur mantle. The costume also includes a black scarf and girdle and a scarlet casting-hood or tippet. For criminal business in the summer, a similar scarlet robe is worn but with silk rather than fur facings.
Chancery judges have one set of scarlet and ermine robes and one of black silk. Other items include a scarf, a mantle, a hood, Black Cap, a tippet, white gloves, knee breeches and steel buckled shoes - most of these only worn on ceremonial occasions. In the Chancery and Family divisions, judges wear a court coat and …
Court dress simplified/Richterbekleidung vereinfacht
Transblawg / The Solicitors Journal reports that from January 2008, judges' clothing in England and Wales is to be simplified and their dress allowance reduced. This was announced on July 12. Media release here. Judges will no longer wear wigs, wing collars …
Wigless judges/Richter verzichten auf Perücke
Transblawg / From October this year, judges in civil cases in England, including family cases, will be wearing no wigs and new robes by the fashion designer Betty Jackson. Barristers and criminal-law judges will be keeping their wigs. Some say it makes it …
Judicial dress again/ Richterroben
Transblawg / Following the recent entry on changes to court dress in England and Wales, RA-Blog gives a link to a page with pictures of judicial dress all over the world. It's not quite accurate when referring to England and Wales - not surprisingly, since t…
Full-bottomed wigs / Allongeperücken
Transblawg / Further to the last entry, Ede & Ravenscroft, who supply court dress, have an FAQ: Q: What is the difference between the judge’s bench wig and the judge’s full-bottomed wig? A: Judges wear the bench wig when they are sitting in cou…
Queens Counsel article
Transblawg / In The Big Question: Should we abolish Queen’s Counsel? the Independent gives a lot of information on the phenomenon. Fiona Woolf, the new president of the Law Society (which represents solicitors) has suggested replacing the QC qualification w…
Rational Judicial Behavior: A Statistical Study
Jurabilis / Ist er erst einmal im Amt, entscheidet er unabhängig vom Parteibuch - solche Sätze fielen gerade in letzter Zeit vor dem Hintergrund der Verfassungsrichterwahl nicht selten. Stimmen solche Sätze auch? Auf dem Social Science Research Network k…
Criminal procedure in Europa / Strafprozesse in Europa
Transblawg / For some reason best know to itself, the local paper had an article comparing criminal procedure throughout Europe on the front of their Magazin section at the weekend (Click to enlarge). There is it again - that hackneyed old scene of the judges…
Senior judge continues work/Court of Appeal-Richter arbeitet weiter
Transblawg / The Daily Mail reports that a Court of Appeal judge charged with flashing on a train is being allowed to continue work: Lord Justice Richards is reviewing failed immigration and asylum applications as he awaits trial over claims he twice exposed him…
Evaluate Judges via Internet
Law & Justice / The Massachusetts court system evaluates its judges as part of the continuing programme, since 2001, to evaluate and enhance judicial performance. The evaluation is done by lawyers, court employees and jurors. Robert J. Ambrogi writes that for the…
Roben, die in aller Welt bei Gericht getragen werden.
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