40-30-203 - Establishment Composition.
40-30-203. Establishment Composition.
(a) There is hereby established a Tennessee post-conviction defender commission. The members of the commission appointed under this section shall have a commitment to the constitutional rights of all individuals. The members of the commission shall be appointed with a conscious intention of reflecting a diverse mixture with respect to race, including the dominant ethnic minority population, and gender. The commission is composed of the following nine (9) members:
(1) Two (2) members appointed by the governor;
(2) Two (2) members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
(3) Two (2) members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
(4) Three (3) members appointed by the supreme court of Tennessee.
(b) The term of office of each member of the commission is four (4) years. A vacancy occurring among the members of the commission before the expiration of a term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term is for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) To stagger the terms of the commission members, the initial term shall be as follows:
(1) The initial term of the members appointed by the governor shall be one (1) year;
(2) The initial term of the members appointed by the lieutenant governor shall be two (2) years;
(3) The initial term of the members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall be three (3) years; and
(4) The initial term of the members appointed by the supreme court shall be four (4) years.
[Acts 1995, ch. 510, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-303.]