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W. Va. Code § 30-2-3

Oath

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 186 W. Va. 127 - Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Moore (1991)

Most recently applied in 219 W. Va. 790 - Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Coleman (November 2006)

Every attorney at law shall take the following oath before each court in which he proposes to practice, that is to say: If he be a resident of this state, an oath that he will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, honestly demean himself in the practice of the law, and to the best of his ability execute his office of attorney at law; if he be not a resident of this state, an oath that he will support the Constitution of the United States, honestly demean himself in the practice of the law, and to the best of his ability execute his office of attorney at law.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.