noon
In the centre is the chair of the chief justice , behind which are draped crimson curtains surmounted by a hovering eagle . On the dias below is the long `` bench '' of the most august court in the land . `` One formal custom here will be of interest , '' said Mr. Dauntrey . `` On court days the justices enter the room in procession precisely at noon . They wear voluminous black silk gowns , and sit in a prescribed order with the chief justice , of course , in the centre . '' `` There . I think we have made a very careful tour of the Capitol .