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Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 12. LEGAL DEFENSE FOR INDIGENTS · Article 2. PUBLIC DEFENDERS

17-12-33. Assistant public defenders’ private practice of law or concurrent judicial service prohibited; admission to bar in Georgia.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Any assistant public defender or other attorney at law employed full time by the circuit public defender who is compensated in whole or in part by state funds shall not engage in the private practice of law for profit or serve concurrently in any judicial office.#

  2. (b)

    Any assistant public defender or any other attorney at law employed by the circuit public defender shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia and shall be admitted to practice before the appellate courts of this state. The assistant public defender shall serve at the pleasure of the circuit public defender and shall have such authority, powers, and duties as may be assigned by the circuit public defender.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 17-12-33, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 17; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 36/HB 1245.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t17-(v15)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, page 1329; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0b0d45f9c609.