Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-605 : — COURTS; RULES OF EVIDENCEWITNESSES —605 - Rule 605. Competency of judge as witness TEXT PDF 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. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-605 Laws 1975, LB 279, § 38.