Section 17-12-21. Qualifications for public defender position

   To be eligible to fill the position of circuit public defender, a person must:

   (1) Have attained the age of 25 years;

   (2) Have been duly admitted and licensed to practice law in the superior courts for at least three years;

   (3) Be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia; and

   (4) If previously disbarred from the practice of law, have been reinstated as provided by law.

Code 1981, § 17-12-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.