Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.055 (2026)
Competency: Judge as witness
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NRS 50.055 Competency: Judge as witness.
1. The judge presiding at the trial shall not testify in that trial as a witness.
2. If the judge is called to testify, no objection need be made in order to preserve the point.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017).
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 50.055(1). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) I947A 9 hearing is ordered sua sponte or after a party shows good cause, the parties must be reasonably notified of the hearing, and the hearing must be recorded.”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 50.055(1). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) I947A 9 hearing is ordered sua sponte or after a party shows good cause, the parties must be reasonably notified of the hearing, and the hearing must be recorded.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.055(1) — 2 cases
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 50.055(1). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) I947A 9 hearing is ordered sua sponte or after a party shows good cause, the parties must be reasonably notified of the hearing, and the hearing must be recorded.”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 50.055(1). SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) I947A 9 hearing is ordered sua sponte or after a party shows good cause, the parties must be reasonably notified of the hearing, and the hearing must be recorded.”
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