Rule 21 - Conduct of Proceedings(a)Proceedings on the Record and in Open Court. So far as practicable, all judicial business involving the trial of causes and conferences with members of the Bar or litigants shall be on the record and transacted in open court.(b)Judicial Robes. All justices of the supreme court, all judges of the court of appeals, all judges of the superior court, all district court judges, and all magistrate judges, while presiding in a public session of court, shall wear a suitable black judicial robe.Adopted by SCO 412 effective 7/1/1980; amended by SCO 443 effective 11/13/1980; amended by SCO 1829 effective 10/15/2014.