History Main / JudicialWig

* The Doctor seems to carry one around with him as a matter of practice. He pulled one out of his pockets during [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E3TheStonesOfBlood his trial with the Magara]], and [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheStarBeast wore one when the guilt of The Meep was being determined]]

* The titular character in ''VideoGame/{{JYDGE}}'' wears a headpiece that resembles one of these, albeit in black, though the Jydge is actually a cyborg street enforcer more like ComicBook/JudgeDredd or Film/{{Robocop}}.

This may seem like Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs to some Tropers, particularly those who inhabit UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} or some countries in UsefulNotes/TheCommonwealth; notably, America is neither, and this is more often than not an AvertedTrope there. The Judicial Wig owes its existence to fashion trends in Europe in the eighteenth century--long, powdered wigs were in vogue. For those places where court dress has retained these elements of style, force of habit and tradition kept them in place even after people in general stopped wearing them. In particularly modern settings, this may serve as an indicator that the presiding judge is too much of a CloudCuckoolander or, ironically enough, a RulesLawyer to render a decision effectively.

* The titular character in ''VideoGame/{{JYDGE}}'' wears a headpiece that resembles one of these, albeit in black, though the Jydge is actually a cyborg street enforcer more like Franchise/JudgeDredd or Film/{{Robocop}}.

* The titular character in ''VideoGame/{{JYDGE}}'' wears a headpiece that resembles one of these, albeit in black.

If there's a guy in the courtroom with a huge, powdered-white wig, chances are he's the judge. Thanks to eighteenth-century fashion sentiments in England, the judicial wig has become a symbol of the power behind the bench. This convention extends to media depictions of the judiciary as well - even if there's no other information like dialogue or setting to indicate it, you can figure out the job of the guy with the long white wig.

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* On the stage and film versions of ''Music/TheWall'', Pink's trial is presided over by Judge Arse. He is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin - a giant talking human backside wearing a judge's wig. On the film version, the Judge first appears as a worm, which then turns into a giant ass in a wig.

* The ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "[[Recap/WanderOverYonderS1E3TheGoodDeedThePrisoner The Good Deed]]" has Wander reconciling FeudingFamilies by [[CourtroomAntic putting on a mock trial where he plays ever member of the court]]. As judge, Wander wears a powdered wig so oversized [[http://wanderoveryonder.wikia.com/wiki/File:S1e3a_Judge_Wander_mad.jpg that it droops over the sides of the podium.]]

Wiki/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_dress more information.]] Compare SternOldJudge, ScalesOfJustice, another common symbol of law, and BlackCapOfDeath, with which the wig may be complemented.

If there's a guy in the courtroom with a huge, powdered-white wig, chances are he's the judge. Thanks to eighteenth-century fashion sentiments in England, the judicial wig has become a symbol of the power behind the bench. This convention extends to media depictions of the judiciary as well - even if there's no other information like dialogue or setting to indicate it, you can figure out the job of the guy with the long white wig. (The "full-bottomed" wig seen in the photo is now only worn on very ceremonial occasions - English judges and barristers now wear a shorter wig with a pig-tail in normal court hearings.)

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Wiki/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_dress more information]]. Compare SternOldJudge, ScalesOfJustice, another common symbol of law, and BlackCapOfDeath, with which the wig may be complemented.

* The ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "[[Recap/WanderOverYonderS1E3TheGoodDeedThePrisoner The Good Deed]]" has Wander reconciling FeudingFamilies by [[CourtroomAntic putting on a mock trial where he plays ever member of the court]]. As judge, Wander wears a powdered wig so oversized [[http://wanderoveryonder.wikia.com/wiki/File:S1e3a_Judge_Wander_mad.jpg that it droops over the sides of the podium]].

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Wiki/TheOtherWiki has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_dress more information]]. Compare ScalesOfJustice, another common symbol of law, and BlackCapOfDeath, with which the wig may be complemented.

* Clopin wears one briefly in the "Court of Miracles" number in ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.

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