Tennessee judge orders female lawyers to abide by new dress code
A Tennessee judge is now implementing his own controversial employee management program by ordering female lawyers to abide by a new dress code. According to the Tennessean, Circuit Judge Royce Taylor plans on releasing the full detailed plan next week, but he has revealed some of the more prominent features of the program and the reasoning behind his new rules.
"All you have to do is go to church and see what people used to wear — hats, gloves, long dresses — have long been gone away with," Taylor said. "But I found that county judges here weren't holding women to the same standard as men."
According to Taylor, some women appear in court wearing short skirts and revealing blouses. The judge will be releasing an official newsletter regarding the matter to the Rutherford County Bar.
Once word of the new policy broke, disapproval quickly spread. For most individuals who have spoken up, the institution of a dress code is not what is particularly offensive. Rather, the glaring fact that a dress code is being issued for women and not men is what has garnered national attention
Taylor denied claims that women would be required to wear pantyhose in court.
"They're usually behind the podium. I only see their upper bodies."
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