Sec. 1. (a) The office of state public defender is established.
(b) The state public defender shall be appointed by the supreme court, to serve at the pleasure of the court, for a term of four (4) years.
(c) The state public defender must be:
(1) a resident of Indiana; and
(2) a practicing attorney in Indiana for at least three (3) years.
(d) The supreme court may give any tests it considers proper to determine the fitness of an applicant for appointment.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-7-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.