What is the term for a judge's agreement with an attorney's objection?

• A. Overruling an objection
• B. Denying an objection
• C. Sustaining an objection
• D. Granting an objection

Answer: (C)

When a judge agrees with an attorney’s objection, the decision is to sustain the objection. Sustaining means the objection is upheld, so the question or the evidence cannot be used as presented. If the judge disagrees, the objection is overruled, and the questioning or evidence is allowed to proceed. The phrase that correctly describes the judge’s agreement with the objection is sustaining. The other terms describe different outcomes: overruling or denying means the objection isn’t upheld and the line of questioning or the evidence can go forward, while grant is not the standard way to describe the judge’s ruling in this context.