13B.12 Gideon fellowship.
The state public defender may establish a Gideon fellowship program for the entry level hiring and training of public defender attorneys. The state public defender may appoint up to four Gideon fellows for a term of up to two years and may assign each fellow to a local public defender office or appellate defender office. Each fellow shall be a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in this state prior to commencement of the fellowship.
2014 Acts, ch 1071, §1
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 13B - PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Section 13B.2 - Position established.
Section 13B.2A - Indigent defense — report — court-appointed counsel fees.
Section 13B.3 - Qualifications of state public defender.
Section 13B.4 - Duties and powers of state public defender.
Section 13B.4A - Confidentiality of indigent defense claim records.
Section 13B.4B - Confidentiality of indigent defense claim records.
Section 13B.6 - Account established.
Section 13B.7 - Legal services to inmates.
Section 13B.8 - Office of local public defender.
Section 13B.8A - Public defender property.
Section 13B.9 - Powers and duties of local public defenders — referrals to outside counsel.
Section 13B.10 - Determination of indigence.
Section 13B.11 - State appellate defender.
Section 13B.12 - Gideon fellowship.
Section 13B.13 - State public defender pilot project — child welfare legal representation.