A proposal to add a promise to remain civil to the oath for new lawyers was met with some hostility at recent meeting of the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, with one member calling it a “stupid idea.”
The Texas Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates will be backing a bill in the Texas Legislature to amend the oath, and the Texas Supreme Court has expressed agreement with the proposal, Tex-ABOTA President Don Jackson told SCAC members.
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