Click on your name to get to your profile. Although judges may be addressed with other titles, the proper salutation for a judge is "your honor" in all cases, and by all people involved in the court system. I usually don't speak to either unless I have to.

Therefore, judge of a court is saluted as honorable judge. A judge should be addressed as "Your Honor" in all correspondence. If you're unsure, just ask your Lawyer/Solicitor before entering the courtroom.


In most courtrooms, a judge is introduced by the bailiff or another member of the court staff before he or she enters the room.

In most cases it is important to say “Yes, your honor” or “No, your honor.” Using “your honor” is the easiest way to show respect and avoid offending your judge. The word honorable is prefixed while saluting statutory authorities when they are called by their designation denoting their importance like Honorable king of… etc. “Your Honor”is the proper way to address a judge in court. Bryan Cranston will star as a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. In writing, you would use "Honor" in the US and "Honour" anywhere else English is used. If it's a more informal issue, you can use "Dear Judge So-And-So:" (Note that in both examples I used a colon, not a coma. Some Mayors are referred to in this way, though I am surprised that certain self-serving politicians have not insisted on it, but give it time. From there you can navigate to the "Transcripts" tab to see your current CJE hours. Remember, a judge can hold you in contempt of court, meaning they can give you a fine or even put you in jail for speaking […] From memory, a Magistrate is addressed "Your Worship". If it's a rather formal issue you wish to address with this judge, a simple "Your Honor:" might do. Depends on the circumstance. A legal thriller that rips through all strata of New Orleans society, Your Honor is a new limited series coming soon to SHOWTIME.

M. Vicent Holguin, Yes, would. From there you can navigate to the "Transcripts" tab to see your current CJE hours. Whether addressing him or her verbally or in a letter, this will be a correct way to do so. It also depends on whether you are addressing a Judge or a Magistrate.