The phrase "judicial robes" refers to the long, special clothing worn by judges and other legal officials in a courtroom. It symbolizes their authority and impartiality when making decisions. Full definition
The Lord Chief Justice has begun a consultation that is expected to see all English judges except those in criminal courts wearing plain European - style judicial robes and their own «do» by Christmas time. (slaw.ca)
Judicial robes never really caught on in most of Latin and South America. (jjmccullough.com)
But as the political candidacy of former Chief Judge of the B.C. Provincial Court Carol Baird Ellan is showing, there is a serious danger of political blowback against the bench as an institution when one exchanges her black judicial robes for the Blue, Red or Orange colours of a political party. (slaw.ca)