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Stu Spelling Bee

Why are attorneys in England still required to wear those ridiculous wigs in court?

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Posted - May 7, 2017
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  • 22891
    not sure why but thats weird
      May 7, 2017 2:57 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    It isn't all courts anymore.. just the high courts.. 

    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-wigs-idUSL1287872820070713
      May 7, 2017 3:43 PM MDT
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  • 13260
    But why? They look completely silly.
      May 7, 2017 6:28 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    Wellllllllllllllllllll Stu.. the simple answer is.... we LIKE looking silly... we ARE supposed to be eccentric ya know!! We also love history and tradition.. silly as it may be..  we love it. ..  and why not :)
      May 8, 2017 4:10 PM MDT
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  • 739
    Beats me. Tradition, I suppose. They don't use them in child abuse cases, in case it intimidates children.
      May 8, 2017 8:03 AM MDT
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  • 6477
    Ahh didn't know that.. but makes sense thank you Harry :)
      May 8, 2017 4:11 PM MDT
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  • 3684
    They are not "attorneys" in UK courts, but "barristers" and "judges"; and it is traditional uniform. However it would be a pity to lose it just because a few people think them silly; and it may enhance the point that British law developed and evolved from roots established, tested, modified as necessary, over many centuries. 

    As HarryDemon says though, if the witnesses include young children they tend to remove their wigs to be less intimidating.
      May 28, 2017 9:32 AM MDT
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