Why do they wear wigs in court ?  

??? Where do they do that? I live in the US and they don't do that here. I have heard about other countries doing that, but I don't know where, and didn't think they still did it.

I have been wondering the same thing for awhile now. I found this paragraph, at the bottom, about the wigs at
http://www.washingtonpost...

More than 300 years ago, wigs were worn by the learned and well-to-do in all walks of life. But after they went out of fashion among the general public, the judiciary retained them, with the argument that wigs lend an air of solemnity, impartiality and anonymity. Critics say wigs are fusty, if not ridiculous.