SC orders proper attire in courts
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 05:41:13 +0000
The Supreme Court has ordered all trial court judges and court employees to strictly observe proper office attire while in court.
In Memorandum Order No. 12-2020, Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta said judges and court employees who fail to comply with the proper court attire prescribed since 2015 “shall be a ground for appropriate disciplinary action.”
The memorandum directs trial court judges “to strictly implement the proper attire of lawyers appearing before the courts and should not hesitate to use their powers to discipline erring lawyers appearing before them.”
Peralta said the memorandum was issued last Feb. 3 as the SC acted “on persistent reports and personal observation that some judges and court personnel do not observe proper conduct and office attire while in court.”
The SC said the proper office attire and appearance of judges and court personnel:
- “Judges at all times shall be in business attire.
- “Skirts of office uniforms or casual office attire should be knee-length (one inch above the knee may be allowed).
- “Appropriate footwear shall mean closed formal shoes; however, mules, sling-back shoes, and peep-toe shoes are allowed (for females).
- “The following are prohibited office attire when performing official functions – gauzy, transparent, or net-like blouses or shirts; sando, sleeveless, strapless, or spaghetti-strapped blouses, tank tops (unless worn as undershirts), blouses with over-plunging necklines; collarless T-shirts for men; micro-mini skirts, walking shorts, cycling shorts, leggings, tights, jogging pants, and pedal pushers; sandals and step-ins exposing the toes; and rubber sandals, slippers, and “bakya” or wooden clogs.
- “The sporting of long and unkempt hair, as wel
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