US judge requests lawyers to dress appropriately for hearings on Zoom app

Florida county Judge Dennis Bailey has requested attorneys to appear appropriately on camera while showing up for court hearings via Zoom. Broward Circuit Judge Dennis Bailey made request in a letter published on Weston Bar Association's webp. In letter, judge Bailey urged attorneys to dress up properly even though y are presenting case from confines of ir homes. 

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letter read, "One comment that needs sharing and that is judges would appreciate it if lawyers and ir clients keep in mind se Zoom hearings are just that: hearings. y are t casual phone conversations. It is remarkable how many ATTORNEYS appear inappropriately on camera. We've seen many lawyers in casual shirts and blouses, with concern for ill-grooming, in bedrooms with master bed in background, etc. One male lawyer appeared shirtless and one female attorney appeared still in bed, still under covers. And putting on a beach cover-up won't cover up you're poolside in a bathing suit. So, please, if you don't mind, let's treat court hearings as court hearings, wher Zooming or t."

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courthouse in Florida has been shut since March 16 keeping in mind growing coronavirus cases in United States. Since lockdown began, Broward County’s judicial system has reportedly held about 1,200 Zoom meetings involving some 14,000 participants. As far as coronavirus cases in United States is concerned, re are currently 5,67086 active cases with 13,487 of m under critical condition. As per reports, 28,554 people have lost ir lives in country as of April 16. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

deadly Coronavirus infection has claimed more than 1,35,000 lives across world and has infected over 20,91,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last month before Italy, Spain, US, UK, Iran, Germany and France surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being traded illegally.

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