Section 27647.
27647. (a) If requested to do so by the superior court of the county of the county counsel, or by any judge thereof, and insofar as such duties are not in conflict with, and do not interfere with, other duties, the county counsel may represent any such court or judge thereof in all matters and questions […]
Section 27648.
27648. If, because of a declared conflict of interest, any judge, who is otherwise entitled to representation pursuant to Section 825, 995, or 27647, is required to retain his own counsel, such judge is entitled to recover from the appropriate public entity such reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses as were necessarily incurred thereby. (Added […]
Section 27700.
27700. The board of supervisors of any county may establish the office of public defender for the county. Any county may join with one or more counties to establish and maintain the office of public defender to serve such counties. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
Section 27701.
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. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
Section 27702.
27702. At the time of establishing the office the board of supervisors shall determine whether the public defender is to be appointed or elected. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
Section 27703.
27703. If the public defender of any county is to be appointed, he shall be appointed by the board of supervisors to serve at its will. The public defender of any two or more counties shall be appointed by the boards of supervisors of such counties. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
Section 27704.
27704. If the public defender is to be elected: (a) The board of supervisors shall appoint a public defender who shall hold office until the first Monday in January following the next general election of county officers. (b) The first election of a public defender shall be held at the first general election of county officials after […]
Section 27705.
27705. In counties of the first, second and third classes, the public defender shall devote all his time to the duties of his office and shall not engage in the practice of law except in the capacity of public defender. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
Section 27705.1.
27705.1. A public defender shall not during his incumbency defend or assist in the defense of, or act as counsel for, any person accused of any crime in any county, except as set forth in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
Section 27706.
27706. The public defender shall perform the following duties: (a) Upon request of the defendant or upon order of the court, the public defender shall defend, without expense to the defendant, any person who is not financially able to employ counsel and who is charged with the commission of any contempt or offense triable in the […]