{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-36.26.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 36.26.040","heading":"Public defender—Qualifications—Term.","body":"Every public defender and every assistant public defender must be a qualified attorney licensed to practice law in this state; and the term of the public defender shall coincide with the elected term of the prosecuting attorney.","path":["Title 36","Chapter 36.26"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=36.26.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:28:14Z","sha256":"603bc3aef185288eba3450ac276b3a3c29c7a51f726bbfe7e349eb99a6a658d8","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-36.26.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-36.26.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}