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).
