What can a judge do if someone is really disruptive in court? Ask the lawyer

Q: Given some of what is happening out there, are there basics about what a judge can do if a party in a case, or for that matter anyone else, engages in a serious misconduct during court proceedings?
T.N., Torrance
Ron Sokol
A: First, a person being disruptive in a courtroom, such as engaging in outbursts, is not new. Nor is it limited to a party. Lawyers and witnesses, or a person in the gallery, may be engaged in misconduct that requires the court to take action.
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