ROBE

robe. 1. The gown worn by a judge while presiding over court. • In the U.S., judges generally

wear plain black gowns. In the U.K., judicial robes vary in color and adornment, depending on the

judge’s rank, the season, and the court, and are traditionally worn with white horsehair wigs. —

Also termed judicial robe. 2. (often cap.) The legal or judicial profession <eminent members of the

robe>.  [Blacks Law 8^th]