The reason for the hat on the lawyer's head

Some people say that in the Middle Ages, overwork and illness made judicial personnel lose all their hair prematurely. In order to hide their "cleverness" in public, wigs became popular and became a scene of the British court.

Some people say that judges wear wigs to show respect, and lawyers wear wigs to cover up and protect them to some extent, because they are worried that their defense results will not be recognized by the defendants and their families. But this is not so much a reasonable explanation as a joke made up by people who have problems with lawyers to discredit them. Because according to a recent survey, 57% lawyers are not satisfied with wearing wigs and want to take them off. The reason is that these wig made of horse hair are expensive but unsanitary. Generally, a wig will last a lifetime. A lawyer's family has a 94-year-old antique, which has been handed down for four generations and can be called a family heirloom.

According to the research of historians and folklorists, the fashion tradition of wearing wigs in Britain began in 12 century. At that time, it was not just the patent of judges and lawyers. People in the upper class regard wearing wigs as a fashion and a formal dress for formal occasions or salons.

According to the regulations, western judges must wear wigs, which is a bit of a story. Wig fashion began with King Louis XIII of France, especially in the17th century. It is a symbol of social status. Many industries also use it as a symbol. However, the French Revolution and the American Revolutionary War washed away the muddy water, and the revolutionary party changed its customs and swept away the signs of various status classes. At present, only the court systems in Britain and a few countries keep this habit. Judges in Britain and former Commonwealth countries and regions including Hong Kong wear a shawl wig on their heads, lawyers wear small wigs, and judges and lawyers wear robes, usually black. The trial under this decoration gives people a sense of ceremony. It is said that by wearing a black robe and faking the law, a judge can hide his true colors, get rid of selfish distractions and become the embodiment of the rule of law, truth, goodness and beauty.

Jefferson, the third president of the United States, criticized wigs, saying that what he hated most was the wigs of British judges. The scene of strange little eyes flashing blue light behind the wig is simply unbearable. The United States also abolished wigs and robes, but later restored robes. The atmosphere created by wigs, robes and other costumes highlights the extreme importance of the role of judge and the extreme importance of this position. The wig worn by the judge belongs to the official wig, indicating his official position. Is to create an atmosphere, in case you can't tell it's a wig. Therefore, this kind of wig gives people a special feeling of "dehumanization", that is to say, the person wearing the wig does not look like a human being, which embodies the idea of treating the judge as inhuman, non-god, half-man and half-god.