(a) The Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the executive director of Public Defender Services, who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor. The executive director shall be a qualified administrator as determined by the Governor, and shall be a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Appeals. In addition to the executive director there shall be such other employees as the executive director determines to be necessary. The executive director shall have the authority to promulgate rules, and shall have such other authority and perform such duties as may be required or necessary to effectuate this article. The executive director shall provide supervision and direction to the other agency employees in the performance of their duties.
(b) The executive director's annual salary shall be as determined by the Legislature.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers
Article 21. Public Defender Services
§29-21-1. Legislative Findings; Purpose
§29-21-3. Establishment of Public Defender Services
§29-21-3b. Indigent Defense Commission
§29-21-4. Purpose and Duties of Public Defender Services
§29-21-6. Powers, Duties, and Limitations
§29-21-7. Criminal Law Research Center Established; Functions
§29-21-8. Public Defender Corporations; Establishment Thereof
§29-21-13a. Compensation and Expenses for Panel Attorneys
§29-21-14. Limitation on Use of Funds; Exceptions
§29-21-15. Public Defender Corporations -- Board of Directors
§29-21-17. Private Practice of Law by Public Defenders
§29-21-18. Records and Reports
§29-21-20. Appointed Counsel Immune From Liability
§29-21-21. Forgiveness of Loans; Reversion of Public Defender Corporation Assets