13th Judicial Circuit - Local Rule 21.3

21. Attorneys

21.3 Conduct of Attorneys

A. When addressing the court, attorneys will speak from the counsel table and only one argument will be heard from each side, except that the counsel first raising the point has the right to close by answering the argument of his adversary.

B. Where more than one attorney represents a party, only one attorney shall examine or cross-examine each witness, and such counsel shall be changed only by leave of court.

C. In criminal cases of more than one defendant represented by different counsel, the order of examination shall be determined by the judge presiding at the trial.

D. When objecting to the introduction of any evidence, counsel shall stand and state explicitly the ground of objection without argument.