Every person on his admission shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and faithfully to discharge the duties of any attorney at law to the best of his knowledge and ability. A certificate of the oath shall be indorsed upon his license.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6067
Admission to the Practice of Law
Applied in 58 court decisions — leading case 11 Cal. 3d 436 - Yokozeki v. State Bar (1974)
Most recently applied in 242 Cal. Rptr. 3d 884 - Anka v. Yeager (In re Anka) (February 2019)
Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 34.
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