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Chief Justice administers oath, charges new Texas lawyers with candor and zealous advocacy
Summary
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock administered the lawyer's oath at a joint session of the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals, reminding new admittees they become officers of the court and owe duties of zealous advocacy, candor and integrity.
Jimmy Blacklock, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, administered the lawyer’s oath during a joint session with the Court of Criminal Appeals and addressed the duties that accompany admission to the bar.
Chief Justice Blacklock told new lawyers, “You will owe a duty of zealous advocacy to the people you represent, but you will also owe a duty of candor and honesty to the courts in which you appear, and you will owe a duty to the courts and to the public to practice…
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