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Rule 3.3 Testifying as a Character Witness

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. However, a judge may appear voluntarily at a public hearing of the Judicial Nominating Commission and at judicial selection or confirmation proceedings and may testify concerning a judicial candidate.*