Judges can control how anyone, including lawyers, behaves in court.
Cameras in court do not affect the conduct of trials or the fairness of the results. As a member of a state's judiciary, I must necessarily ask you to excuse me from commenting on the merits of proposed federal legislation. I am, however, honored and pleased to respond to your request for my views on the general subject of cameras in the courtroom. In doing so, however, I must emphasize that I speak only as an individual, not on behalf of the Massachusetts court system, the Superior Court, or any other judge. Courtroom cameras have long been a subject of my professional interest.