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,
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
Judge
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A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by
Judges at the International Court of Justice
17th century Spanish judge in full gowns, by Velázquez
These drawings were taken from life in 1758. From left to right, top row: 1. Interpreter, Rhowangee Sewagee. 2. Judge of the Hindoo Law, Antoba Crustnagee Pundit. 3. Hindoo Officer, Lellather Chatta Bhutt. From left to right, bottom row: 4. Officer to the Mooremen, Mahmoud Ackram of the Codjee order or priesthood of the cast of Moormens. 5. Judge of the Mohomedan Law, Cajee Husson. 6. Haveldar, or summoning Officer, Mahmound Ismael'.
Róbert Ragnar Spanó, president of the European Court of Human Rights