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.
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.
He was certainly one of the most lampooned, as evidenced by a recurring «Tonight Show» gag involving a dance troupe called «The Dancing Itos,» clad in glasses, beards and
judicial robes.
As he prepared for the short walk to his courtroom, he reached for
his judicial robe, one of three hanging in the closet of his chambers.
[1] The painting was subsequently placed near Rehnquist's coffin when his body lay in state after his death in 2005; the New York Times described the painting as showing «the four gold stripes with which the chief justice decorated each sleeve of
his judicial robe and depicts him with a slightly bemused expression».
He has worn
the judicial robe with honor and humility.
According to the admonition, the judge maintained a Facebook page identifying her as a judge and featuring a photograph of her in
her judicial robes.