Section 33-40-1-1 - Appointment; qualifications(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.