A federal judge in Nebraska offered some wardrobe advice to young women lawyers in a sexist blog post, requesting the female attorneys to "tone it down" and dress conservatively in court, UK MailOnline reported.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Kopf garnered some attention when he decided to dedicate his latest blog, Hercules And The Umpire, to the attire of female lawyers.
"In candor, I have been a dirty old man ever since I was a very young man," the 68-year-old judge starts off.
An unidentified female lawyer is mentioned, with most of her credibility being dumbed down to the overtly sexy way she tends to dress for work.
"Around these parts there is a wonderfully talented and very pretty female lawyer who is in her late twenties," he writes. "She is brilliant, she writes well, she speaks eloquently, she is zealous but not overly so, she is always prepared, she treats others, including her opponents, with civility and respect, she wears very short skirts and shows lots of her ample chest. I especially appreciate the last two attributes."
However, throughout his lengthy post, the judge fails to offer any real advice or suggestions. Any mere solutions are immediately shot down when he starts off by stating, "You can't win. Men are both pigs and prudes. Get over it."
"Judge Kopf was appointed to his position by former President George H.W. Bush in 1992," UK MailOnline reported. "Because federal judges are appointed for life, he can only leave the bench if he resigns, dies, or is impeached by the House of Representatives after being convicted by the Senate."
The blog post managed to create an immediate stir, with strong backlash, including a local columnist in the Omaha World-Herald questioning his position.
Kopf wrote another blog post to respond, almost apologetically, UK MailOnline reported.
"If, on balance, you think the post was harmful to the image of the federal judiciary and truly treated women as objects, I am very, very, very sorry for that, but I would ask you to pause and reread it," he responded, addressing columnist Erin Grace.
"I hope you will find upon objective reflection that the mockery I make of myself and the hyperbole and somewhat mordant tone I employed, made a point worth considering."
