industries, or other fields considered by the Gov-
ernor to bring special competence to the Commis-
sion's membership. The Governor designates the
chairperson and vice-chairperson (Code Educa-
tion Article, sees. 24-201 through 24-206).

OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER

Board of Trustees

Chairperson: William W. Cahill, Jr., 1989

M. Albert Figinski, 1989; Larnzell Martin, Jr.,
1989.

Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender
Alfred J. O'Ferrall III, Deputy Public Defender

312 N. Eutaw St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 333-4830

The Office of Public Defender was created in
1971 (Chapter 209, Acts of 1971). It provides
counsel for indigents, including related necessary
services and facilities, in criminal and juvenile
proceedings within the State. The Office assures
effective assistance and continuity of counsel to
accused indigents in custody and to indigent de-
fendants in criminal and juvenile proceedings
before the courts of the State. The Office of the
Public Defender administers and assures enforce-
ment of these provisions.

The Public Defender provides legal representa-
tion for indigent defendants in criminal or juvenile
proceedings that require the presence of counsel
before a commissioner or judge, in post-conviction
proceedings, and in any other proceeding where
incarceration may result pursuant to a judicial
commitment of individuals to public or private in-
stitutions.

Within the Office of the Public Defender are
three divisions: Mental Health, Appellate, and In-
mate Services. The Mental Health Division fur-
nishes counsel to all persons involuntarily com-
mitted to facilities under the jurisdiction of or
licensed by the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene. The Appellate Division processes all ap-
peals to the Appellate Courts. The Inmate Ser-
vices Division offers legal assistance to all indigent
inmates who have legal problems concerning their
incarceration. The law applies only to representa-
tion in or with respect to the courts of Maryland.

The Board of Trustees of the Public Defender
system consists of three members appointed by
the Governor for three-year terms. Two members
must be active attomeys-at-law.

The Public Defender is appointed by the Board
of Trustees and serves at the Board's pleasure. He
must be an attorney-at-law, admitted to practice
law in Maryland by the Court of Appeals, and
must have engaged in the practice of law for a pe-
riod of five years prior to appointment. With the
approval of the Board of Trustees, the Public De-
fender appoints the Deputy Public Defender and,
for each District of the District Court, appoints
one District Public Defender who must possess
the same qualifications as the Public Defender.
Assistant Public Defenders also may be appointed
by the Public Defender with the advice of the Dis-
trict Public Defenders. The Public Defender must
submit a report annually to the Board of Trustees,
the Governor, and General Assembly (Code 1957,
Art. 27A).

DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS FOR
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM

District 1: Baltimore City

Edward J. Angeletti, Chairperson; Denise Ader
Andrews; Charles H. Dorsey, Jr.; Deborah E.
Jennings; Robert B. Levin.

Norman N. Yankellow, District Public Defender

District 2: Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and
Worcester Counties

Robert D. Horsey, Chairperson; Walter C.
Anderson; George E. Bahen; Edward H. Nabb;
Henry P. Walters.

Robert B. Fine, District Public Defender

District 3: Queen Anne's, Talbot, Cecil, Caroline,
and Kent Counties

John T. dark III, Chairperson; Paul M. Bowman;
David C. Bryan; Ernest F. Cookerly; Anne C.
Ogletree.

C. Daniel Saunders, District Public Defender

District 4: Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert
Counties

Robert C. Nalley, Chairperson; Lawrence W. B.
Cumberland; John F. Mudd; Franklin B.
Olmsted; John E. Pleisse.

T. Myron Loyd, District Public Defender