Canada’s Criminal Lawyers’ Association has filed a formal complaint against a judge who wore a “Make America Great Again” hat in a courtroom. Condemning the action, the CLA has called for an investigation into the circumstances of Judge Bernd Zabel wearing a hat, in a Hamilton court, associated with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. “Our association’s position is that judges are supposed to follow the rules and the rules are that you can’t show political affiliation or interest at all because you’re supposed to be neutral,” said association president Anthony Moustacalis. “And so, you’re not supposed to be displaying that in court so whether it’s Obama or it’s Trump or whether it’s Trudeau whether it’s anybody else, the public doesn’t pay you to do that. I wish to apologize for my misguided attempt to mark a moment in history by humour in the courtroom following the surprising result in the United States election.”

Source: thestar November 22, 2016 03:04 UTC