Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Public Defender Commission, Ohio

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 120.01	9

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Governor: 1 on January 13 of each year Supreme Court: 1 on January 13 of each year		4 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
January 12	Annually to Governor, General Assembly, and Supreme Court on specified operations.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Other	Members with other stated qualifications

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, Other, Pier diem under R.C. 124.14; expenses and mileage		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
Appointed by Governor with advice and consent of Senate	None

Qualifications
4 appointed by Governor: 2 from each major political party, not less than 2 of whom are attorneys admitted to practice in Ohio; 4 appointed by Supreme Court, 2 from each major political party, not less than 2 of whom shall be attorneys admitted to practice of law in Ohio. Governor appoints chairperson with advice and consent of the Senate; must be admitted to practice of law in Ohio. No prosecuting attorney, city director of law, or similar officers or their assistants or employees, judges, or court employees can serve on the Commission or on any county or joint county public defender commission.

Qualifications

4 appointed by Governor: 2 from each major political party, not less than 2 of whom are attorneys admitted to practice in Ohio; 4 appointed by Supreme Court, 2 from each major political party, not less than 2 of whom shall be attorneys admitted to practice of law in Ohio. Governor appoints chairperson with advice and consent of the Senate; must be admitted to practice of law in Ohio. No prosecuting attorney, city director of law, or similar officers or their assistants or employees, judges, or court employees can serve on the Commission or on any county or joint county public defender commission.