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[CITE: 28USC951]

 
               TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
 
                 PART III--COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
 
    CHAPTER 57--GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURT OFFICERS AND 
                                EMPLOYEES
 
Sec. 951. Oath of office of clerks and deputies

    Each clerk of court and his deputies shall take the following oath 
or affirmation before entering upon their duties: ``I, ______ ______, 
having been appointed ______, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will 
truly and faithfully enter and record all orders, decrees, judgments and 
proceedings of such court, and will faithfully and impartially discharge 
all other duties of my office according to the best of my abilities and 
understanding. So help me God.''

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 925.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 512 (R.S., Sec. 794; Mar. 
3, 1911, ch. 231, Sec. 291, 36 Stat. 1167).
    Section 512 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., applied only to the Clerk 
of the Supreme Court and clerks and deputies of the district courts.
    This section is applicable to the Supreme Court and to all courts 
established by act of Congress.
    The last sentence of section 512 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., 
reading ``The words `So help me God.' shall be omitted in all cases 
where an affirmation is admitted instead of an oath,'' was omitted as 
unnecessary because on affirmation such words would not be included. As 
revised, the section conforms with section 453 of this title providing 
for the form of judicial oath.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.
