Public Defender: Appointment

Public Defender: Appointment. The Public Defender shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No person may be appointed as Public Defender unless the person has: (a) Graduated from an English-speaking accredited law school, and who, at the time of appointment, has been admitted to practice in the highest appellate court of a state, territory or possession of the United States and who is eligible for admission to practice before the Commonwealth Supreme Court; (b) Practiced law for a minimum of five years or served as a judge of a court of record which has jurisdiction comparable to or greater than the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Superior Court for a minimum of three years; (c) Not been convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth or in any area under the jurisdiction of the United States. Source: PL 1-8, tit. 1, ch. 4, § 2; amended by PL 4-61, § 4, modified.