A photo that appeared on Reddit last week of Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt wearing a pink “pussy hat” in the courtroom made the rounds on Twitter Monday. The knit cap, which recently made the cover of TIME, was conceived by two women in Los Angeles who envisioned “a sea of pink hats” at the Women’s March on Washington.
https://twitter.com/Rambobiggs/status/826196086771445760
I don't think a normal woman or a man could get a fair hearing before a judge in a pussy hat. No one could. Unfair bias for feminists. https://t.co/v87JE4HFM1
— Dorothy Pearce (@DorothyPearce) January 31, 2017
Any lawyer worth his salt is going to file appeals for every single case this judge has presided over. https://t.co/TDVsXfC3vU
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 31, 2017
I'm embarrassed to be a woman, seeing this.
Just plain embarrassed. https://t.co/rsj58PsCpF— Linda Suhler, PhD (@LindaSuhler) January 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/AleksMatza/status/826203597268455426
Judge wears pussy hat during court. Now imagine her in a #MAGA Hat. ??? 24/7 headlines news and immediate call for unseating judge https://t.co/7ZV8dzXzIJ
— Ex-Dem??Latina (@ExDemLatina) January 30, 2017
However, KVUE in Austin, Texas contacted multiple county departments, and all said Eckhardt is in the clear. KVUE reports that although Eckhardt’s title is judge, she does not hear cases or act as an attorney; rather, she was elected to oversee the commissioners court much as a mayor would oversee a city council.
Travis County Judge allowed to wear political symbols in court: https://t.co/I0bRhEQz4g
— KVUE News (@KVUE) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/chriswbennett/status/826212744428941314
Eckhardt slipped on the cap January 24 as the commissioners court was preparing to approve a proclamation “supporting reproductive choice in healthcare.” Here’s KVUE’s coverage:
Eckhardt might have committed a crime against fashion, but that’s about it.
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The struggle is real: Nation's pink yarn reserves reportedly depleted thanks to Pussyhat Project, hoarding https://t.co/rTFPjjJfNE
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 20, 2017
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