Attire/Conduct

Attire

All Persons present in the courtroom shall be clean, neat, and dressed in a manner that shows dignity and respect for the Court.

Unacceptable Attire includes:

• Hats
• Shorts or cutoffs
• Muscle shirts, T-shirts, or other clothing with offensive, vulgar, racist, sexist, obscene, or suggestive words, slogans, depictions, or pictures, including grotesque creatures, or that are dirty, torn, and ragged
• Provocative clothing designed or styled, or worn to provoke emotion or disrupt or distract
• Flip-flops

Conduct

PRO SE parties (non-attorneys representing themselves) should be prepared to present their cases in a proper manner. It is NOT the Court’s duty, nor the responsibility to protect or represent you, nor instruct you on court procedure, evidence, rules, or how to present and prove your case.

• No electronic devices.
• Be on time. Cases will be called at the designated hour.
• Do not argue with the Court.
• Address the Court as “Judge”, “Your Honor”, or “Sir”.
• Do not lean on the Judge’s bench.
• Do not read newspapers, magazines, periodicals, books, etc., in the courtroom.
• No food or drinks are allowed in the courtroom.
• Do not talk at the same time as the Court. Courtroom visitors should not engage in excessive, loud talk or conversation.
• Racist, sexist, obscene, or profane language or gestures are prohibited unless it is pertinent to a case, and is elicited and quoting from facts in the case. . Do not enter and depart the courtroom excessively.
• Do not disrupt or distract the Court, counsels, or other court personnel.
• Cellular Phones or beepers need to be turned off.