The sessions of every court of justice shall be open to the public, except as otherwise provided in subtitle 2 of Title 5. The records of every court of justice shall be public records and, except as otherwise provided in subtitle 2 of Title 5, shall be open to the inspection of any citizen or […]
No judge or justice shall be liable in a civil action for damages by reason of any judicial action taken or judgment or decision rendered by him in good faith.
Every court shall have power: (1) To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence; (2) To enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person or persons empowered to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority; (3) To provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it or its officers; (4) To […]
Any person who wilfully violates, neglects or refuses to observe or perform any lawful order of a court shall be guilty of contempt of court and upon being found guilty of such contempt may be punished as provided by law.
If no judge attends on the day appointed for a session of any court, or on the day to which it may have adjourned, the clerk may adjourn the court until the next day and so on from day to day until the judge attends or by written order directs the court to be adjourned […]
Each court shall have a seal which shall be kept by its clerk.
