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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026) · Newer source version available

28 U.S.C. § 453: Oaths of justices and judges

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  1. Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 21—GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES

Each justice or judge of the United States shall take the following oath or affirmation before performing the duties of his office: “I, ___ ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as ___ under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”

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