Government Code section 27701

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.

Source: Section 27701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27701. (updated Jan. 1, 1947; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_27701

Original Source: Section 27701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27701. (last accessed May 12, 2025).