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Conduct of Attorneys at Trial or Hearing

N.D. Tex. LCrR 57.4

Unless the presiding judge otherwise directs, during a trial or hearing, attorneys must: (a) stand when making objections or otherwise addressing the presiding judge; (b) use the lectern while examining or cross-examining witnesses; (c) when examining a witness, refrain from making statements, comments, or remarks before or after asking a question; (d) limit to one attorney for each party the examination or cross-examination of a witness and; (e) in making an objection, state plainly and briefly the grounds for objecting and not offer argument unless requested by the presiding judge.
Official source: https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/CRIMRULES.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-22