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10 Del. C. § 1906 (2026)

Admission of attorneys

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There may be a competent number of persons, of an honest disposition and learned in the law, admitted by the Supreme Court of the State to practice as attorneys in the State. Attorneys, so admitted, shall behave themselves justly and faithfully in their practice; and if they misbehave themselves therein, they shall be subject to such disciplinary measures as the Supreme Court, in its discretion, may determine. Such attorneys may commence actions, prosecute and defend suits, draw writs, process and pleadings, and practice generally in all the courts of this State without further authority.

Code 1852, §  1922;  Code 1915, §  3734;  Code 1935, §  4284;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  1905;  60 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1; 
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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2021 · leading case: Beyers v. Richmond, 937 A.2d 1082 (Pa. 2007).
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Beyers v. Richmond, 937 A.2d 1082 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 4× “IV, § 13; 10 Del. C. § 1906. Control of the Bar by the Court is an ancient vestige of our legal system, derived from the common law of England.”
Hunt v. Court of Chancery, 254 A.3d 396 (Del. 2021). “§ 1906, providing for a competent number of persons to be admitted to the Bar by the Supreme Court, and be subject to such disciplinary measures as the Supreme Court in its discretion 9 that “[a]bsent conduct that prejudicially disrupts the proceeding, trial judges have no…”
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