Illinois Court Rules
Ill. R. Evid. 605 (2026)
Ill. R. Evid. 605. Competency of Judge as Witness
✓ current as of August 2026
Rule 605. 15:03:44 -05'00'
COMPETENCY OF JUDGE AS WITNESS The judge presiding at the trial may not testify in that trial as a witness. No objection need be made in order to preserve the point. Adopted September 27, 2010, eff. January 1, 2011.