Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes

La. Code Evid. Ann. art. § 605 (2026)

 Disqualification of judge as witness

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Art. 605.  Disqualification 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.

Acts 1988, No. 515, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.