What is the role of the judge in ruling on objections?

• A. To decide the verdict after jury deliberations.
• B. To appoint the jury for the trial.
• C. To determine admissibility and provide a ruling, often with a bench conference.
• D. To approve all objections automatically.

Answer: (C)

When a lawyer raises an objection during a trial, the judge determines whether the evidence or question is legally admissible. The judge’s ruling decides what the jury may hear and consider, and it often happens in a bench conference so the issue can be discussed outside the jury’s ear. The decision reflects rules of evidence—relevance, hearsay, authentication, prejudice, and other standards—and the judge can either sustain the objection (exclude the item) or overrule it (allow it). This role is about controlling admissibility, not deciding the verdict or appointing the jury, and objections aren’t approved automatically; each one is judged on its own merits.