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Section 5-303.0 - Canon 3
Section 5-303.3 - Testifying as a character witness

Neb. Sup. Ct. R. 5-303.3

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Section 5-303.3 - 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.

Neb. Sup. Ct. R. 5-303.3

COMMENT

[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. Except in unusual circumstances where the demands of justice require, a judge should discourage a party from requiring the judge to testify as a character witness.