{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-15400","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 15400","heading":"","body":"The Governor shall appoint a State Public Defender, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The State Public Defender shall be a member of the State Bar, shall have been a member of the State Bar during the five years preceding appointment, and shall have had substantial experience in the representation of accused or convicted persons in criminal or juvenile proceedings during that time.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 7. STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER [15400. - 15426.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [15400. - 15404.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7b350e8cf1067abb74beced398998d77383a299d85691a5a68c3ef158b382d85","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-15363.65","next":"us-ca/gov-15401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}