Why can't most judges officiate at weddings?
Dome is looking into that question, but N.C. Bar Association spokesman Russell Rawlings had a theory.
"Back when this law started, there wasn't but one judge in many areas, especially up in the mountains," he said.
That could have put a judge in a conflict of interest if one of the people who he married showed up as part of a criminal or civil case — or even a divorce — in his courtroom, Rawlins speculated.
The state law dates to 1871.
Previously: Bill would allow retired judges to officiate
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