The summer-style shorts and jandals of some defendants in the Alexandra District Court today have drawn sharp rebukes from the presiding judge and orders to go home and change.
Judge Michael Turner has sent seven people away from the courtroom this morning to change out of clothing that has included shorts, jandals and singlet tops.
"I know it's hot outside, but there are certain standards that need to be maintained,'' he told one defendant, who was wearing a t-shirt and shorts.
"You're in a courtroom, not a beach,'' he told another, who was wearing a singlet top and shorts.
"That might be appropriate for going down to the water and going fishing, but not here,'' he told another.