Every effort shall be made by the Court and counsel to promote efficiency, to maintain decorum, and to avoid inconvenience to the jury panel. All counsel, parties, and witnesses shall be present at 8:30 a.m. on the date of trial. Counsel, parties, and witnesses for cases which are not anticipated to be heard first shall nevertheless report and remain available for trial throughout the day. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, counsel and parties of the case selected as the first trial of the day shall be seated at counsel table at 9:00 a.m. to announce that they are ready for trial.