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N.J. R. Evid. 605 (2026)

Restriction on Judge as a Witness

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The judge presiding at the trial may not testify as a witness in that trial. A party need not object to preserve the issue.

NOTE: Adopted September 15, 1992 to be effective July 1, 1993; amended September 16, 2019 to be effective July 1, 2020.