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7 GCA § 7111: Powers of Judicial Officers Relative to the Conduct of Proceedings.

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  1. Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure
  2. Division 1 - Courts and Judicial Officers
  3. Chapter 7: Powers of Judges, Justices and of the Superior Court

Every judicial officer shall have the power:

(a) To preserve and enforce order in his or her immediate presence and in proceedings before him or her, when he or she is engaged in the performance of official duty;

(b) To compel obedience to his or her lawful orders as provided in this Title;

(c) To compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before him or her, in the case and manner provided in this Title; and

(d) To administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before him or her and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of his or her powers and duties.

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