No person shall undertake to discuss with, or in the presence of, or hearing of the judge, the law or facts or alleged facts of any case then pending in the court, or likely to be instituted therein, except in the orderly progress of the trial, and arguments or briefs connected therewith; nor attempt in any manner, except as stated above, to influence the decision of the judge in any manner.
Unif. R. Proce. Just. Ct. 1.04