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Barbara Gayle, Staff Reporter
After decades of sitting on the Court of Appeal with wigs, judges on the panel this morning discontinued the practice.
The wearing of wigs is a colonial tradition for high court and Appeals Court judges.
President of the Court of Appeal, Seymour Panton, explained that over the years some judges were uneasy about the wearing of wigs.
Panton said as Jamaica heads towards its 50th anniversary, it is appropriate to abandon the wearing of wigs.
According to Panton, in many countries including the United Kingston Judges do not wear wigs.
He said the practice has also been abandoned at the Privy Council which is Jamaica’s final appellate court.
Panton said the Court of Appeal is now in discussion with the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court with a view to changing the gowns worn by judges.
Earlier this year, Panton told The Gleaner that consideration was that the design of a gown would depict the Jamaican flag.
barbara.gayle@gleanerjm.com
After decades of sitting on the Court of Appeal with wigs, judges on the panel this morning discontinued the practice.
The wearing of wigs is a colonial tradition for high court and Appeals Court judges.
President of the Court of Appeal, Seymour Panton, explained that over the years some judges were uneasy about the wearing of wigs.
Panton said as Jamaica heads towards its 50th anniversary, it is appropriate to abandon the wearing of wigs.
According to Panton, in many countries including the United Kingston Judges do not wear wigs.
He said the practice has also been abandoned at the Privy Council which is Jamaica’s final appellate court.
Panton said the Court of Appeal is now in discussion with the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court with a view to changing the gowns worn by judges.
Earlier this year, Panton told The Gleaner that consideration was that the design of a gown would depict the Jamaican flag.
barbara.gayle@gleanerjm.com
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