{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-2522","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 2522","heading":"Oath of office.","body":"Before entering upon the duties of his office, each attorney at law shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation before a person authorized to administer oaths:\n\"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity, as well to the court as to the client, that I will use no falsehood, nor delay the cause of any person for lucre or malice.\"\nAny person refusing to take the oath or affirmation shall forfeit his office.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART II ORGANIZATION","SUBPART B OTHER STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 25 REPRESENTATION OF LITIGANTS","SUBCHAPTER B ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=25\u0026sctn=22\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"37ded951691e2f1b8825dc751b5b11d345ed4438357deaeb606d877ecc507476","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-2521","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-2523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}