REGULATION on the wearing of judicial robes (RPR) - [ 3 ] (PRV)

1. Judges and collaborators of the judicial order hereinafter shall wear robes during public hearings held in courtrooms

- Cantonal judges and substitute cantonal judges;

- The Secretary-General of the judicial order and their deputies;

- The presidents of district courts, vice-presidents, and judges of district courts;

- The presidents of the Lease Tribunal.

2. Members of labor courts (Art. 6 LJT [C]) shall not wear robes.

1. Magistrates and collaborators of the judicial order listed below shall wear the gown or black or dark clothing at these same hearings

- the presidents of the Compulsory Measures Tribunal;

- the judges of sentence enforcement;

- the justices of the peace;

- the clerks of the Cantonal Court;

- the clerks of the district courts;

- the vice-presidents of the Lease Tribunal;

- the clerks of the Lease Tribunal.

1. Magistrates and collaborators of the judicial order listed below shall wear dark or black attire at these same hearings

- the assessors of the Court of Administrative and Public Law;

- the assessors of the Social Security Court;

- the clerks of the Compulsory Measures Tribunal;

- the clerks of the Criminal Enforcement Judge;

- the assessors and clerks of the justice of the peace courts;

- the assessor judges and experts of the Lease Tribunal.

1. The presidents, vice-presidents, associate judges, and judicial collaborators of the Juvenile Court wear black or dark clothing during judgment hearings.

1. The robe, made of black fabric, ample and long, features flared sleeves and grey satin facings. It does not include an epitoge or a rabat.

2. For clerks, the robe is black with black satin facings on the sleeves, without an epitoge or a rabat.

1. When performing judicial functions that require the wearing of a gown as an accessory, members of the bar may wear their lawyer's gown if they remove the epitoge and the bands.

1. The acquisition of the robe is the responsibility of the magistrates and the collaborators, except for exceptions authorized by the Cantonal Court.

1. The regulation of April 26, 1988, on the wearing of judicial robes is repealed.

1. This regulation enters into force on February 1, 2005.