TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Section 12. Legal Defense For Indigents, 17-12-1 through 17-12-128.

ARTICLE 2 PUBLIC DEFENDERS

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.

(Code 1981, §17-12-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.)