Muhammad bin Umarah bin Shubrumah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ibn Abi Layla (may Allah have mercy on him) would not sit to judge until a bowl of food was brought to him and he ate from it; then ghaliyah (a perfume) was brought and he applied it. And when it was the women's turn, another man would be present with him on that day.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20285