2 Ill. Adm. Code 500.30
State Appellate Defender Commission
Section 500.30 State Appellate Defender Commission
a) Purpose
Section 4 of the Act creates the
State Appellate Defender Commission to advise the State Appellate Defender.
Subject to the rules of the Supreme Court, the Commission may recommend policies
for the operation of the Office.
b) Composition
a)
The
Commission is comprised of 9 uncompensated members.
(Section 4(a) and (d)
of the Act)
b)
The
9 members shall be appointed as follows:
1)
The
Governor shall appoint one member who shall be designated by the Governor to
serve as the Commission Chair.
2)
The
Supreme Court shall appoint one member.
3)
Each
of the 5 Appellate Courts shall each appoint one member
.
4)
The
Supreme Court shall appoint one member from a panel of 3 persons nominated by
the Illinois State Bar Association.
5)
The
Governor shall appoint one member from a panel of 3 persons nominated by the Illinois Public Defender Association.
(Section 4(a) of the Act)
c) Terms
of Office
Commission
members serve a term of 6 years and until a successor is appointed and
qualified.
(Section 4(a) of the Act)
d) Other
Officers
Members of the Commission
elect a Vice-Chair and Secretary from among their membership.
(Section 4(c)
of the Act)
e) Meetings
The
Commission shall meet once every six months. Four members constitute a quorum.
(Section
4(c) and (e) of the Act)
f) Powers
and Duties of the Commission
The Commission:
1)
Shall
approve or modify an operational budget submitted to it by the State Appellate
Defender and set the number of employees each year.
2)
May,
for reasonable grounds, recommend to the Supreme Court the removal of the State
Appellate Defender.
3)
Shall
exercise other powers and duties as the Supreme Court by rule may provide.
4)
Shall receive from
the State Appellate Defender:
A)
at
each semiannual meeting, a report on the operation of the Office;
B)
at
the end of the fiscal year, a comprehensive report; and
C)
any
other additional or amended report on any phase of the operation of the Office
that the Commission requires.
(Section 6 of the Act)