Tex. Gov't Code § 82.037 · Subchapter B. LICENSING OF ATTORNEYS
OATH OF ATTORNEY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Each person admitted to practice law shall, before receiving a license, take an oath that the person will:
(1) support the constitutions of the United States and this state;
(2) honestly demean oneself in the practice of law;
(3) discharge the attorney's duty to the attorney's client to the best of the attorney's ability; and
(4) conduct oneself with integrity and civility in dealing and communicating with the court and all parties.
(b) The oath shall be endorsed on the license, subscribed by the person taking the oath, and attested by the officer administering the oath.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 17 (S.B. 534), Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.82.htm
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- sha256 98e6fecfb1069f835b0b7b47fc29d0f125cda4b9b1b793691fc86071cee1b999
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
BenchPath cards that rely on this text
- County Court at Law No. 5 — Policies & Procedures (Hon. Nicole R. Taylor, approved Jan. 5, 2026)
- Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1
- Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4
- Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 5
- Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2
- Policies and Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3
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