California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27701

Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

A person is not eligible to the office of public defender unless he has been a practicing attorney in all of the courts of the State for at least the year preceding the date of his election or appointment.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 27701 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-13-public-defender/section-27701

Other sections in Chapter 13 - Public Defender

§ 27700§ 27701§ 27702§ 27703§ 27704§ 27705§ 27705.1§ 27706§ 27707§ 27707.1§ 27708§ 27709§ 27710§ 27711

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