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10 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 2.13 - Standard Of Courtroom Decorum (11/9/92) [Judicial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_13.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Circuit, unless excused by the presiding judge, all counsel shall abide by the following: • (9) Only one attorney for each party shall examine or cross examine each witness. • The attorney stating objections (if any) during direct examination shall be the attorney recognized for cross examination. • (13) In examining a witness, counsel shall not repeat or echo the answer given by the witness. • (14) Offers or requests for stipulations shall be made out of the presence or hearing of the jury. • (15) In opening statements and in arguments to the jury, counsel shall not express personal knowledge or opinion concerning any matter in issue. • (16) Counsel shall instruct all persons at counsel table that gestures, facial expressions, audible comments, or the like, as manifestations of approval or disapproval during the testimony of witnesses, or at any other time, are absolutely prohibited. • (17) All counsel shall dress in an appropriate manner consistent with the requirements of decorum and dignity appropriate to courtroom proceedings. • AS TO NON-LAWYERS (1) All persons appearing before the Court shall endeavor to dress in a reasonably conservative manner consistent with the requirements of decorum and dignity appropriate to courtroom proceedings. • (2) All persons attending court proceedings shall refrain from making gestures, facial expressions, audible comments, applause, or the like, as manifestations of approval or disapproval during the testimony of a witness or during the oral presentation of counsel, or at any other time. • (3) In presentations before the Court, unrepresented parties shall observe the same rules of decorum which apply to attorneys.
Circuit, unless excused by the presiding judge, all counsel shall abide by the following:
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2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
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