Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 1907 – Oath of attorneys-at-law
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Every attorney-at-law, upon admission to the Bar of this State, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Delaware; that I will behave myself in the office of an attorney within the Court according to the best of my learning and ability and with all good fidelity, as well to the Court as to the client; that I will use no falsehood, nor delay any person’s cause through lucre and malice.”
Code 1852, § ?438; Code 1915, § ?378; Code 1935, § ?347; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?1906; 60 Del. Laws, c. 182, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 1907
- Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302