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D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 63
Judge’s or Magistrate Judge’s Inability to Proceed
If a judge or magistrate judge conducting a hearing or trial is unable to proceed, any
other judge or magistrate judge (if authorized by law) may proceed upon certifying
familiarity with the record and determining that the case may be completed without
prejudice to the parties. In a hearing or a nonjury trial, the successor judge or magistrate
judge must, at a party’s request, recall any witness whose testimony is material and
disputed and who is available to testify again without undue burden. The successor
judge or magistrate judge may also recall any other witness.
History
COMMENT TO 2017 AMENDMENTS This rule is identical to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 63, as amended in 2007, except for the addition of “magistrate judge.”
Provenance
- Source
- dccourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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