Rule 10.505. Judicial robes
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.505
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Color and length
The judicial robe required by Government Code section 68110 must be black, must extend in front and back from the collar and shoulders to below the knees, and must have sleeves to the wrists.
(Subd (a) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as subd (e) effective September 24, 1959; relettered as subd (d) effective July 1, 1963; amended as an unlettered subd effective January 1, 2003.)
#(b) Style
The judicial robe must conform to the style customarily worn in courts in the United States.
(Subd (b) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as subd (e) effective September 24, 1959; relettered as subd (d) effective July 1, 1963; amended as an unlettered subd effective January 1, 2003.)
#History
Rule 10.505 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 249 effective January 1, 1949; previously amended effective September 24, 1959, and July 1, 1963; amended and renumbered as rule 299 effective January 1, 2003.
What this rule requires
Document Format Requirements
The judicial robe required by Government Code section 68110 must be black, must extend in front and back from the collar and shoulders to below the knees, and must have sleeves to the wrists.
The judicial robe must conform to the style customarily worn in courts in the United States.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.