Local Rules

Complete List of St. Joseph County Local Rules of Court:
www.in.gov/judiciary/stjoseph/

St. Joseph County Local Rules of Court –

Rule LR71-AR00-102.3 – Appearance and Dress:

Lawyers should appear for court proceedings in professional attire; litigants and witnesses should appear in appropriate attire.  Examples of clothing that is prohibited from being worn during court proceedings includes, but is not limited to:

(1) Hats or caps;

(2) Outer garments such as topcoats, overcoats, jackets, or overshoes;

(3) Clothing that exposes the midriff;

(4) Shorts of any kind;

(5) Sleeveless shirts (i.e. “muscle shirts”);

(6) Suggestive or otherwise inappropriate clothing (i.e. poorly fitting, slovenly, or uncleanly).

Effective January 1, 2008.