Courtroom Etiquette
Arrive early. Please plan to arrive at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled hearing so that you can be cleared by security on time.
All persons must be dressed appropriately in business-type clothing. Hats should be removed when entering the courtroom.
Food and beverages, with the exception of water for counsel and contract interpreters, are not permitted in the Courtrooms.
Federal regulations prohibit the use of any recording devices in the hearing. The use of cameras, beepers, or cellular telephones during the hearing is not permitted, and must be turned off.
All parties should rise when the Judge enters and Court is called into session.
Talking during someone else's hearing is not allowed in Court.
All parties waiting outside while court is in session are asked to be courteous and quiet.
Parents with court hearings whose young children are not in proceedings should not bring their children to Court.