Members of the judiciary must maintain the dignity that befits their office. Litigants are comforted by having their fate decided by a somber technician of the law rather than by a buffoon. In particular, statutes should ensure that judges must not:
- Enter or leave court by public entrances;
- Appear on the bench unrobed;
- Appear on the bench dishevelled;
- Make jokes while on the bench;
- Bully advocates or litigants;
- Tolerate contempt of court;
- Tolerate perjury;
- tolerate indecorum in their court.
