Washington · Revised Code of Washington — Title 10, Criminal Procedure
RCW Title 10 § 10.29.130: Disqualification of judge from subsequent proceedings
What this law says, in plain English
A judge who conducts a special inquiry cannot serve as a judge in later court proceedings from that inquiry, except in contempt cases for failing to appear or testify.
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