IL · rules
Ill. Code Jud. Conduct R. 3.3
Testifying as a Character Witness
A judge shall not testify as a character witness in a judicial, administrative, or other
adjudicatory proceeding or otherwise vouch for the character of a person in a legal
proceeding, except when duly summoned.
History
COMMENTS [1] A judge who, without being subpoenaed, testifies as a character witness abuses the prestige of judicial office to advance the interests of another. See Rule 1.3. Nothing in this Rule will affect or prohibit a judge’s ability to provide a letter of recommendation on judicial letterhead for an individual based upon the judge’s personal knowledge. See Rule 1.3, Comment [2].
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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