The origin of lawyers

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.

Of course, the requirements in some places are not necessarily so strict now, and sometimes there will be empty robes without wigs.