{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-453","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 453","heading":"Oaths of justices and judges","body":"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.”","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 21—GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc28@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:31Z","sha256":"64c81f7d06e88ad5865075213d358bdf4de7c0feb1a15b9dc99c4a270547b57f","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-452","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-454"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}