Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 177 : Judicial Officers — California Code Of Civil Procedure — Incidental Powers And Duties Of Judicial Officers — Generally Date: 1 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Every judicial officer shall have power: 1.To preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence, and in proceedings before him, when he is engaged in the performance of official duty; 2. To compel obedience to his lawful orders as provided in this Code; 3. To compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before him, in the cases and manner provided in this Code; 4. To administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before him, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of his powers and duties. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 177