Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital

By Lucy Wang ( February 20, 2026, 5:02 PM EST) -- Beginning this year, California attorneys face a new requirement during the annual license renewal taking place between Feb. 1 and March 30: the obligation to reattest each year to a civility oath. The oath — simple in language yet significant in purpose — states: "As an officer of the court, I will strive to conduct myself at all times with dignity, courtesy, and integrity."...

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