Well... Well.... Well... Today, two articles hit my inbox on courtroom dress decorum:
http://www.mariettatimes.com/opinion...-at-the-beach/
http://www.toledoblade.com/Letters-t...-editor-9.html (locked link possibly)
Update: Also found this: http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/201...hings_you.html
When I was a younger lawyer, it was sacred to dress appropriately for court. I still dress appropriately for court. Once (1), I was in the office dressed in jeans and boots b/c I was going to a site visit and one of my partners got sick. I was asked to cover a court appearance. I called the judge, spoke to him and let him know that I was not dressed for court. When I got there, there were two baby lawyers and he massively dressed me down in front of these lawyers for inappropriate courtroom attire. He was sending a message to them, not me.
Show respect, dress appropriately. The Court will view you a tad bit more favorably b/c you've shown a small amount of respect for the system.
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