The “court” requires your consent to enter into contract with you, so the proceeding can go forth, as this is a “court of commerce” or “business”.

However, within contract law everything must be disclosed, including any payments or commissions from the court to any 3rd party within the court, or vice versa.

Any hidden 3rd party payments or “secret commissions” would be an “illegal contract”, and as this was conducted within a courtroom with witnesses, the people involved would be committing a crime, as the act would be unlawful.