Miss. Ch. C. R. 1.01

As amended through March 21, 2024
Rule 1.01 - [Effective until 4/18/2024] Proceedings Must be Orderly and Dignified

All proceedings in the Chancery Court, whether in term time or in vacation, shall be conducted with due formality and in an orderly and dignified manner. No drinks, food, gum or smoking shall be permitted. The counsel, parties, and witnesses, must be respectful to the court and to each other. Bickering or wrangling between counsel or between counsel and witness will not be tolerated. Applause or demonstration or approval or disapproval, and the use of profane or indecent language are prohibited. Counsel, in examining witnesses, in reading from brief or opinion and in all presentations, to the Court, shall stand unless specifically excused from doing so by the Court. Counsel shall in formal hearings address the Court in the historic manner of "Your Honor" and/or "May it please the Court." The dignity and the respect of the Court shall be preserved at all times.

In the interest of security, all persons entering the courtroom may be searched for weapons.

Miss. Ch. C. R. 1.01