Judge Shares Inspiring Words Of Wisdom For Those Who Make Negative Comments About Her Hair, Makeup

Never judge a book by its cover.

onJuly 3, 2019 at 2:14 PMJuly 3, 2019 at 12:58 PM

Judge Amber Givens-Davis (Video Screenshot via NBC News)

I don’t separate my person from my job. But it just so happens that my person is being highlighted because of the audacity that I have to be myself. But my job is very serious. I take it very seriously.

People immediately want to come in and identify the defendant because they think there’s a look. So then I talk about myself. It’s weird that this has all kind of come full circle. I talk about the fact that if you looked at me in my dress outside the courtroom you would never assume that I was the presiding judge because assumptions fail us all the time.

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From THOMSON REUTERS

— Judge Amber Givens-Davis, Presiding Judge of the 282nd Judicial District Court in Dallas County, Texas, in response to critiques of her shaved-sides hairstyle and “bold” makeup. Judge Givens-Davis now hosts discussions with young women about individuality and self-confidence.

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