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'Embarrassed for you': Attorney refuses to back down after judge calls dress inappropriate
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The Dress Code Wasn’t the Point. Judicial Power Was.
A Public Rebuke From the Bench
Texas attorney Mariah Medina said an unnamed judge summoned her around the bench, inspected her sleeveless gray dress, laughed, questioned whether she considered it appropriate for a jury trial, and asked whether she had a blazer. According to Medina, her case was not going to trial, and the outfit violated neither the posted courtroom dress code nor the judge’s separate list of prohibited clothing.
The Judge Held the Power
This was not a disagreement between social equals. A judge…
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