In the highest court in the UK - the Supreme Court - judges are not required to wear a wig. In 2007 the Lord Chief Justice of England decided that judges would no longer need to wear wigs in civil ...

Lawyer John Baldwin stood in Courtroom 61 of the Royal Courts of Justice last week, holding his curly white wig in his hands. “Some people think it gives them more authority,” Baldwin s… ...

Wigs off as courtroom tradition ends. By Reuters. August 9, 2007 9:10 PM UTC Updated July 14, 2007. LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers and judges are to break with ...

Lawyer John Baldwin stood in Courtroom 61 of the Royal Courts of Justice last week, holding his curly white wig in his hands. "Some people think it gives them more authority," Baldwin said of his ...

Court wigs 'culturally insensitive' He told Sky News: "It's ridiculous, it really is. You need to understand that rationale behind the wig and the rationale behind the wig in the 21st century just ...

Barrister explains why they wear 'horsehair' wigs in court. Formally known as a peruke, the horsehair wig dates back to the 17th century; READ MORE: Barrister wigs are 'culturally insensitive ...

Janice Combs, the 84-year-old mother of accused sex trafficker and music producer Sean Combs, has always dressed decadently.

The curly horsehair wigs have been used in court since the 1600s, during the reign of Charles II, when they became a symbol of the British judicial system.

Animal rights crusading lawyer launches vegan court wigs swapping horse hair for HEMP, selling them to barrister colleagues at £600 a pop. Samuel March is offering alternative to the traditional ...

Amanda Bynes was back in court Tuesday. And she showed up sporting a lovely aqua wig. The actress, 27, was charged with reckless endangerment and attemped tampering with physical evidence after ...