RULE 1301. APPROACHING THE BENCH

No attorney participating in the Trial of a case shall approach the bench during the Trial without first obtaining permission of the Court.

RULE 1302. COUNSEL TABLES

Unless the parties agree to the contrary, or unless the Court for cause shown otherwise directs, the Plaintiff or the Commonwealth and counsel will occupy the counsel table to the left of the Court, and the Defendant and counsel will occupy the counsel table to the right of the Court. For multiple parties, the Court shall assign counsel tables.

RULE 1303. ATTORNEY'S ATTIRE

All attorneys participating in a formal Court proceeding shall wear suitable attire, in keeping with the dignity of the proceeding.

RULE 1304. OBJECTING TO QUESTION OR EVIDENCE

Counsel objecting to evidence or any other matter during the Trial will make his/her objection, without saying more (except that counsel may seek to be heard), and all counsel to the Trial will await the Court's ruling without comment or proceeding further with the Trial, provided, however, if the Court asks counsel about the point of his objection, the Court will hear counsel out of the hearing of the Jury, and no counsel shall make any statement in the hearing of the Jury concerning such objection made. On violation of this Rule, the Court may, on motion of the non-offending counsel, set aside the swearing of the Jury and continue the case at the cost of the offending party's counsel or take such other action as the Court deems appropriate.

RULE 1305. TIME FOR SUMMATIONS

The Court shall fix the amount of time allowed to counsel for each party for Closing Argument in all Jury actions. Counsel for each party may suggest to the Court the time limitation to be placed upon the Closing Arguments. If any party is dissatisfied with the time assigned by the Court for Closing Arguments, objections must be imposed at the time of the ruling by the Court. The Court will keep time on each Argument and advise counsel arguing the case when five minutes of his/her allotted time for arguments remain, and the Court shall stop any Closing Argument that extends more than two (2) minutes beyond the time previously fixed and assigned by the Court.