Judge Richard Kopf, a George H.W. Bush appointee to a federal court in Nebraska, offered some strange advice to women litigators in a piece posted to his personal blog on Tuesday: don’t wear clothing that would cause “the female law clerks” to call you “an ignorant slut behind your back.”
Kopf’s comments were a reaction to a Slate piece by Amanda Hess entitled “Female Lawyers Who Dress Too ‘Sexy’ Are Apparently a ‘Huge Problem’ in the Courtroom.” Judge Kopf’s piece has the more provocative title “On being a dirty old man and how young women lawyers dress.”
Among other things, Kopf’s piece reveals that he has “been a dirty old man ever since I was a very young man. Except, that is, when it comes to my daughters and other young women that I care deeply about.” And it includes a description of a “very pretty female lawyer” who practices in his court.For this very special birthday, the perfect Wholesale Cheap Beaded Organza Sequin Sexy Ball Gown Quinceanera Dresses Wedding Dresses is one of the most important parts of your celebration!
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Kopf’s purpose in describing this attorney was to reveal that several of the women who clerk on his court viewed her as “unprofessional,Hot trends in Wholesale Cheap New Arrival Bateau Ball Gown Elegant Tulle Applique A-line Wedding Dress styles include lots and lots of lace, illusion necklines, straps and sleeves, and bold color.” and to imply that perhaps a young attorney doesn’t want to incur the ire of a judge’s closest advisers.
Whatever the wisdom of this advice, however, he picked a particularly inflammatory way to express it in fairness, the “ignorant slut” comment is a reference to a famous, if very dated, Saturday Night Live skit.