492                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 209

8.    Privileged Communications.

All communications between the individual defendant and any
person in or engaged by the Public Defender shall be fully protected
by the attorney-client privilege to the same extent and degree as
though counsel had been privately engaged. This in no way precludes
the use by the Public Defender of material in his files, otherwise
privileged, for the preparation and disclosure of statistical, case
study, and other sociological data provided always that in any such
use there shall be no disclosure of the identity of particular
defendants.

9.    BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

(A) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WHICH SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THREE (3) MEMBERS,
OF WHICH TWO SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR ALL
BUSINESS. TWO OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE ACTIVE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BEFORE
THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND. THE MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE AND
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR TERMS
OF THREE YEARS. ANY VACANCY OCCURRING IN THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING THE TERM OF ANY MEMBER
SHALL BE FILLED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THE RE-
MAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM. THE TRUSTEES
SHALL ANNUALLY DESIGNATE A CHAIRMAN WHO SHALL
PRESIDE OVER AND REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE
BOARD IN CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE.

(B) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD AT LEAST
ONE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING AT A TIME AND PLACE
TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE CHAIRMAN. ADDITIONAL
MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD AS NECESSARY AND MAY BE
CALLED UPON NOTICE BY THE CHAIRMAN OR UPON THE
REQUEST OF ANY TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

(C) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL STUDY AND
OBSERVE THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
OFFICE, SHALL COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS, SHALL ADVISE THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER WITH RESPECT TO PANELS OF ATTORNEYS,
FEES, AND ANY OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE
OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM.

(D) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL
SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION, EXCEPT THAT THEY
SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES, IN-
CLUDING TRAVEL, ACTUALLY INCURRED IN THE PER-
FORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.

9? 10. District Advisory Boards.

(a) In each district, there is hereby created a District Advisory
Board, which shall be composed of five (5) members, of which three
shall constitute a quorum for all business. One of the members shall
be a judge of the Circuit Court or District Court in the district,
and the other four of the members shall be active attorneys-at-law,