Black cap
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The black cap is a plain black fabric square formerly worn as symbolic headgear by English, Welsh, and Irish judges in criminal cases when passing a sentence of death. When worn, the square was placed
Passing the sentence on Frederick Seddon: Mr Justice Bucknill, wearing a black cap, passes a sentence of death on a convicted murderer (1912).
Court dress
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Court dress comprises the style of clothes and other attire prescribed for members of courts of law. Depending on the country and jurisdiction's traditions, members of the court may wear formal robes,
Black cap
…death sentence was just one. Although the death penalty has long been abolished in the United Kingdom, the black cap is still part of a judge's official regalia, and is carried into the High Court of Justice by each sitting judge when full ceremonial dress is called for. It is worn every year on 9 November…
A Judge of the High Court of Kenya (Hon. Justice Alnashir Visram) in judicial wig and robe.
Short wigs as worn in court by advocates (left) and judges (right) in several Commonwealth countries
Barristers (short wig) and King's Counsels (in full ceremonial dress with long wig)
Caricature of a KC in court dress