District of Columbia § 2-1604 Director and Deputy Director; appointment; duties; membership in bar required.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 2-1604 — Director and Deputy Director; appointment; duties; membership in bar required.

District of Columbia § 2-1604

Title 2Government Administration.

Ch. 16Public Defender Service.

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D.C. Code § 2-1604 (2026).

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The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Director and Deputy Director of the Service, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Director shall be responsible for the supervision of the work of the Service and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Trustees may prescribe. The Deputy Director shall assist the Director and shall perform such duties as he may prescribe. The Director and Deputy Director shall be members of the bar of the District of Columbia.

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The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Director and Deputy Director of the Service, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Director shall be responsible for the supervision of the work of the Service and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Trustees may prescribe. The Deputy Director shall assist the Director and shall perform such duties as he may prescribe. The Director and Deputy Director shall be members of the bar of the District of Columbia.

Legislative History

July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 656, Pub. L. 91-358, title III, § 304; Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205(cc), 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 762, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11272(b); Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2427, Pub. L. 105-274, § 7(d)