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:
  • Hats or caps
  • Outer garments such as topcoats, overcoats, jackets, or overshoes;
  • Clothing that exposes the midriff;
  • Shorts of any kind;
  • Sleeveless shirts (i.e. “muscle shirts”);
  • Suggestive or otherwise inappropriate clothing (i.e. poorly fitting, slovenly, or uncleanly).

Effective January 1, 2008.