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Wash. R. Evid. 605

Competency of Judge as Witness

activein force · 2006-09-01 – presentact-effective-date

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.

History

[Adopted effective April 2, 1979.] Comment 605 [Deleted effective September 1, 2006.]

Provenance

Source: www.courts.wa.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Edition: 2026-09-16
Content hash: 140495adbd63b9d17fa0741f7a14ee25732f05449f27021592b2e67ee7159956

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