Judges abandon wigs

for 'Star Trek' look -

May 14, 2008
"Star Trek" outfits ... The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Phillips, left, and Betty Jackson, right, present the new civil gown which forms part of a reform to simplify judicial court working dress in England and Wales.

"Star Trek" outfits ... The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Phillips, left, and Betty Jackson, right, present the new civil gown which forms part of a reform to simplify judicial court working dress in England and Wales.
Photo: AP
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British judges abandoned a 300-year-old tradition of wearing horsehair wigs to a chorus of mockery from fashion critics and traditionalists, who say the new robes have turned them into Star Trek look-a-likes.