R.I. G.L.§ 8-3-1 Engagement of office — Restriction on practice of law. —
(a) Every justice of the supreme court and of the superior court
and of the family court shall, before exercising any of the duties
of his or her office, subscribe in duplicate and take the
following engagement: "I ________________ do solemnly swear (or
affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States
and the constitution and laws of this state; 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 on me
as ________________ according to the best of my abilities,
agreeable to law; so help me God." (Or, "this affirmation I make
and give upon peril of the penalty or perjury.") One of the
engagements shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court
of which the justice is a member and entered upon the record
thereof, and the other shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of state.
R.I. G.L.§ 8-3-1 (b) A justice of the supreme court, of the superior court, and of the
family court shall devote full time to his or her judicial duties. He or
she shall not practice law while holding office nor shall he or she be a
partner or associate of any person in the practice of law.