Local Rule LR 83.2: COURTROOM PRACTICES
M.D.N.C. — General rule
LR 83.2 COURTROOM PRACTICES
(a) Addressing the Court. Attorneys or litigants shall rise when addressing the Court and shall make all statements to the Court from behind the counsel table or the lectern facing the Court. They shall not approach the bench, except upon the permission of the Court.
(b) Questioning Witnesses. While questioning witnesses, attorneys or pro se litigants shall remain seated or standing behind the counsel table or standing at the lectern. They shall not approach the witness except for the purpose of examining the witness with respect to an exhibit. Only one attorney for each party may participate in the examination or cross-examination of a witness.