Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 2.28.060 (2026)
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Every judicial officer has power:
(1) To preserve and enforce order in his or her immediate presence and in the proceedings before him or her, when he or she is engaged in the performance of a duty imposed upon him or her by law;
(2) To compel obedience to his or her lawful orders as provided by law;
(3) To compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding pending before him or her, in the cases and manner provided by law;
(4) 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 the performance of his or her duties.
Notes:
Compelling attendance of witnesses: Chapter 5.56 RCW.
Oaths, who may administer: RCW 5.28.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: In Re The Marriage Of: Kathryn M. Cox, V. John Joseph Cox, 501 P.3d 155 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021).
In Re The Marriage Of: Kathryn M. Cox, V. John Joseph Cox, 501 P.3d 155 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “” RCW 2.28.060(2). When no proceeding is prescribed, a court may draw from its implied powers to compel obedience: When jurisdiction is, by the Constitution of this state, or by statute, conferred on a court or judicial officer all the means to carry it into effect are also…”
State Of Washington, Appellant/cross-respondent V. Tylor Sean Donnelly, Respondent/cross-appellant (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “” Likewise, RCW 2.28.060(2) states that “[e]very judicial officer has power .”
In the Matter of the Marriage of Mona Kelley & Donald Kelley (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “RCW 2.28.060 repeats the theme found in RCW 2.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 2.28.060(2) — 2 cases
In Re The Marriage Of: Kathryn M. Cox, V. John Joseph Cox, 501 P.3d 155 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “” RCW 2.28.060(2). When no proceeding is prescribed, a court may draw from its implied powers to compel obedience: When jurisdiction is, by the Constitution of this state, or by statute, conferred on a court or judicial officer all the means to carry it into effect are also…”
State Of Washington, Appellant/cross-respondent V. Tylor Sean Donnelly, Respondent/cross-appellant (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “” Likewise, RCW 2.28.060(2) states that “[e]very judicial officer has power .”
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