About Georgia Indigent Defense
Structure
Georgia’s indigent defense system is governed by the Georgia Public Defense Standards Council. The Council is composed of 11 members – the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals each appoint two members to serve four-year terms. The eleventh member is a circuit public defender appointed by the circuit public defenders to serve one-year terms.
Funding
The budget for the Public Standards Council includes the budget for all circuit public defenders and other offices and entities, including conflict defender office and appointed attorneys providing indigent defense representation under the authority of this article.
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