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5 Chi. B. Ass'n Rec. 1 (1921-1922)

handle is hein.barjournals/chicbar0005 and id is 1 raw text is: ChicAGO BAR ASSOCIATION RECORD PUBLISHED MONTHLY C-v Vol. 5 CHICAGO, OCTOBER, 1921 No. I JUDGES' GOWNS OTH the Bar and the public have a direct interest in the recent action of the judges of both the Circuit and Superior Courts of Cook County in adopting rules providing that the judges of those courts wear the silk judicial robe while upon the bench. The Superior Court had previously had a similar rule in effect, adopted in 1919. It is of the utmost importance that our judges be looked upon by all litigants and by the public generally as the personification of a dignified tribunal, aloof from the influences and eddies of every day life, the impartial dispenser of justice. To the accomplishment of this object, the judicial robe is appropriate.* It adds solemnity to court proceedings, and is one of the outward and visible signs that the administratioh of justice is a solemn thing, not to be treated lightly. It tends to impress both litigants and witnesses with the importance of the occasion, and the responsibility which their appearance entails. Shortly before the adoption of this rule by the Circuit and Superior Court judges, the Board of Managers of.The Chicago Bar Association passed a resolution, urging that the step be taken, a copy of which is published elsewhere in this issue. Whether or not the arguments of counsel were a factor in accomplishing this result, it is must gratifying that both Bench and Bar are united in their views on this important subject. It is to be hoped that no consideration of temporary con- venience will interfere with the constant observance of the rule.

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