Tennessee § 8-14-305 - Executive director — Assistants and staff.

§ 8-14-305. Executive director — Assistants and staff.

The executive director shall, subject to the approval of the duly elected officers of the district public defenders conference, appoint a deputy executive director, a budget officer and a director and such other assistants and clerical personnel as are necessary to enable the performance of the duties of the office. Compensation for other assistants and clerical personnel shall be fixed by the executive director with the approval of the executive committee of the district public defenders conference. A newly elected or appointed executive director, deputy executive director, or employee licensed as an attorney is not permitted to engage in the practice of law except as the duties of such position requires. Notwithstanding any other restrictions, attorneys with pending private legal matters at the time of employment with the office of executive director shall have a reasonable length of time to conclude or transfer such cases in keeping with the standards of professional ethical conduct. Acts 1989, ch. 588, § 21; 1996, ch. 610, §§ 1, 2, 4; T.C.A § 8-14-405 ; Acts 2019, ch. 302, §§ 1, 2. Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 8-14-405 to § 8-14-305 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016. Amendments. The 2019 amendment, in (a), substituted “a deputy executive director” for “an assistant executive director” preceding “executive”; in (c), rewrote the first sentence, which read: “During the term of office or employment of the executive director, neither the executive director nor any assistant or employee licensed as an attorney in this state shall directly or indirectly engage in the practice of law in any of the courts in this state except as the duties of the office may require.”, and added the second sentence. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 302, § 3. July 1, 2019.