Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:27-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:27-5: Oath or Affirmation on Admission, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Oath or Affirmation on Admission
No person shall be admitted as an attorney of this State without first taking the oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of New Jersey, the oath of allegiance to this State, and the oath of office as an attorney. An affirmation may be given in lieu of oath.
Note: Source -- R.R. 1:22-3; adopted as R. 1:27-3; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; renumbered as R. 1:27-4 November 17, 2003 to be effective January 1, 2004; renumbered as R. 1:27-5 July 22, 2014 to be effective September 1, 2014.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:27-5 "Oath or Affirmation on Admission" {
No person shall be admitted as an attorney of this State without first taking the oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of New Jersey, the oath of allegiance to this State, and the oath of office as an attorney. An affirmation may be given in lieu of oath.
Note: Source -- R.R. 1:22-3; adopted as R. 1:27-3; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; renumbered as R. 1:27-4 November 17, 2003 to be effective January 1, 2004; renumbered as R. 1:27-5 July 22, 2014 to be effective September 1, 2014.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-25; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:27-4 · chapter 1:27 · all rules
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