We are dealing with a mentally retarded girl and we feel reasonable courtroom decorum should be observed when she's on the witness stand.

In his biography, in a section on his requirements for courtroom decorum, he wrote, "All weapons must be checked at the door."

"It's completely opposed to normal courtroom decorum," he said.

The concern for courtroom decorum is not a concern about defendants, let alone their right to due process.

Judge Motley, who has been on the bench for 22 years, is widely known among lawyers as a stern jurist who is unusually concerned with courtroom decorum.

In a startling break from normal courtroom decorum, however, Laura Walker, the wife of a victim, jumped up from her seat in the gallery.

"I have no quarrel with courtroom decorum, but in the midst of battle, things get heated," he said.

In some states of the United States, the Tipstaff is called a Tipstave and is responsible for courtroom decorum.

They are unarmed and provide services to the courtroom judge, escort and maintain the jurors/jury pool, and maintain courtroom decorum.

Frank's television textbook for courtroom decorum is "Perry Mason."