Rule 55 - Limited permission to practice in certain public programs(a)Limited permission to practice. -Attorneys admitted to practice in other jurisdictions or graduates of law schools described by Rule 52(a)(5) who are employed by or associated with Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc., the Department of Justice of the State of Delaware, the Office of the City Solicitor of the City of Wilmington, the Public Defender's Office within the Office of Defense Services of the State of Delaware, Office of the Child Advocate of the State of Delaware, the New Castle County Office of Law, the Nonprofit Pro Bono Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware's Federal Civil Panel, or attorneys who are admitted to practice in other jurisdictions and are associated with a legal assistance program approved or recognized by the Board, may, in the discretion of the Board, be permitted to practice in the courts and administrative tribunals of this State in matters involving such office or the clients of such program. The requirements, qualifications and procedures for such permission shall be set forth in the Rules of the Board.(b)Application and oath. -Application for permission to practice before the courts and administrative tribunals of this State under paragraph (a) of this Rule shall be made in open court at any session of the Court or in the chambers of any Justice of the Court. Each applicant shall, on being granted such permission, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Delaware and that I shall conduct myself strictly in accordance with all the terms and conditions of the Rules of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners; that I will behave myself within the Courts and administrative tribunals according to the best of my learning and ability and with all good fidelity as well to the Court as to the client; that I will use no falsehood nor delay any person's cause through lucre or malice."
(c) Limited permission is not admission to the Bar. -Applicants who are granted limited permission to practice under this Rule shall not be deemed to have been duly admitted to the practice of law before the Court.Amended effective 3/5/2012; amended May 24, 2016, effective immediately ; amended May 8, 2023, effective 5/8/2023.