Section 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.Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 32, § 1, eff. 1/1/2005.