HRS §601-9
Lawyers cannot appear in cases they judged before
This rule stops a lawyer from working on or appearing in a court case if the lawyer was the judge in an earlier trial of that same case. It applies to any action or proceeding in any court.
attorneys
The statute, as written — Same, other instances
No attorney shall be employed, or allowed to appear before any court, in any action or proceeding which has been previously tried before the attorney as a judge. [CC 1859, pt of §821; RL 1925, §2214; RL 1935, §3574; RL 1945, §9575; RL 1955, §213-5; HRS §601-9; am L 1972, c 88, §1(d); gen ch 1985]
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