28 U.S.C. § 453

Oaths of justices and judges

Each justice or judge of the United States shall take the following oath or affirmation before performing the duties of his office: “I, ___ ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as ___ under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”

( June 25, 1948, ch. 646 , 62 Stat. 907 ; Pub. L. 101–650, title IV, § 404 , Dec. 1, 1990 , 104 Stat. 5124 .)