Rule 614 - Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court(a) Calling. The court may call a witness on its own or at a party's request. Each party is entitled to cross-examine the witness. (b) Examining. The court may examine a witness regardless of who calls the witness.(c) Objections. A party may object to the court's calling or examining a witness. Adopted September 15, 1992 to be effective 7/1/1993: caption amended text amended and designated as paragraph (a) with caption added, new paragraphs (b) and (c) adopted September 16, 2019, effective 7/1/2020.