2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 13 - Mississippi Code of Military Justice.
33-13-313 - Oaths.

§ 33-13-313. Oaths.
 

Before performing their respective duties, military judges, members of general and special courts-martial, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel, reporters and interpreters shall take an oath to perform their duties faithfully. The oath or affirmation shall be taken, and shall read as follows: 
 

(a) Court members: 
     
 
"You, ________, do swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully perform all the duties incumbent upon you as a member of this court; that you will faithfully and impartially try, according to the evidence, your conscience, and the laws and regulations provided for trials by court-martial, the case of (the) (each) accused now before this court; and that you will not disclose or discover the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court upon a challenge or upon the findings or sentence unless required to do so before a court of justice in due course of law. So help you God."

   (b) Military judge:

    "You, ________, do swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully and impartially perform, according to your conscience and the laws and regulations provided for trials by court-martial, all the duties incumbent upon you as military judge of this court. So help you God."

   (c) Trial counsel and assistant trial counsel:

    "You, ________ (and) ________, do swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully perform the duties of trial counsel. So help you God."

   (d) Defense counsel and assistant defense counsel:

    "You, ________ (and) ________, do swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully perform the duties of defense (and individual) counsel. So help you God."

(e) Court of inquiry: 
 

The recorder of a court of inquiry shall administer to the members the following oath: "You shall well and truly examine and inquire, according to the evidence, into the matter now before you without partiality, favor, affection, prejudice or hope of reward. So help you God." After which the president of the court shall administer to the recorder the following oath: "You do swear (or affirm) that you will according to the best of your abilities, accurately and impartially record the proceedings of the court and the evidence to be given in the case in hearing. So help you God." 

(f) Witnesses: 
 

All persons who give evidence before a court-martial or court of inquiry shall be examined on oath, administered by the presiding officer, in the following form: "You swear (or affirm) that the evidence you shall give in the case now in hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God." 

(g) Reporter or interpreter: 
 

"You swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully perform the duties of reporter (or interpreter) to this court. So help you God." 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8529-43; Laws,  1966, ch. 538, § 43; Laws, 1981, ch. 362, § 45, eff from and after July 1, 1981.