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TO ROBE or not to robe — that is the question.

And the answer seems to be that wigs and
robes should be worn, at least at thelocal
crown court.

M a r g a t e ’ s
Honorary Recorder,
Judge Giles Rooke,
QC, masterminded a
survey of jurors at
Canterbury, asking
them whether the
tradi tional dress
indicated outdated
attitudes and
w h e t h e r i t
dehumanized the
people involved.

The majority of the
202 jurors who
replied said it didn't.

Asked whether he
was in favour of
wigs and robes
being retained in

Judge Giles Rooke — he court, Judge Rooke
‘likes dressing up in Wigs replied: “Oh, defi-
and robes. nitely".