Legal Question in Family Law in Alabama

Is it ethical for a Judge to be a known acquaintance of a "Character Witness" in a case that the Judge is ruling on?


Asked on 3/23/10, 11:57 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
James Coleman Murchison & Howard, LLC

Yes, First, a "character witness" does not really exist. A person can testify to your reputation in the community, but a witness can't testify to what a swell person you are. Look up the cannon of judicial ethics, and you will see that it takes at least the apperance of impropriety to ask a judge to recuse him or her self.

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Answered on 3/29/10, 5:00 am


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