Does the court judge look at the new evidence in the second instance?

If there is new evidence, the judge will read it. If the parties present new evidence in the procedure of second instance, they shall present it before or during the trial of second instance; If the second instance does not need to be heard in court, it shall be put forward within the time limit specified by the people's court. The evidence provided by the parties after the expiration of the time limit for adducing evidence is not new, and the people's court shall not accept it.

legal ground

Paragraph 2 of Article 4 1 Several Provisions on Evidence in Civil Procedure

Provisions: The new evidence in the second trial procedure includes: the newly discovered evidence after the first trial; If the party concerned fails to apply to the people's court for investigation and evidence collection after the expiration of the time limit for adducing evidence in the first instance, the court of second instance shall, after examination, consider that it should be allowed, and shall collect evidence according to the application of the party concerned.