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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 12 - LEGAL DEFENSE FOR INDIGENTS
ARTICLE 2 - PUBLIC DEFENDERS
§ 17-12-21 - Qualifications for public defender position

O.C.G.A. 17-12-21 (2010)
17-12-21. Qualifications for public defender position


To be eligible to fill the position of circuit public defender, a person must:

(1) Have attained the age of 25 years;

(2) Have been duly admitted and licensed to practice law in the superior courts for at least three years;

(3) Be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia; and

(4) If previously disbarred from the practice of law, have been reinstated as provided by law.