Chapter PD 1

CERTIFICATION

PD 1.01   Annual review.

PD 1.02   Certification of newly admitted attorneys.

PD 1.03   Certification application and decisions.

PD 1.035   Requirements for certification.

PD 1.037   Provisional certification.

PD 1.04   Certification lists.

PD 1.05   Appeal of certification decisions.

PD 1.07   Voluntary removal.

PD 1.075   Inactive status.

PD 1.08   Access to files.

Ch. PD 1 Note Note: Chapter SPD 1 was renumbered chapter PD 1 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, July, 1995, No. 475.

PD 1.01 PD 1.01 Annual review.

PD 1.01(1) (1) The state public defender shall annually notify each active member of the state bar of Wisconsin of the procedure for applying for certification under the provisions of s. 977.08, Stats. Publication of a notice in the publication of the state bar of Wisconsin constitutes notice.

PD 1.01(2) (2) The state public defender shall annually update its certification list under s. 977.08, Stats., regarding the availability of private attorneys to be appointed to state public defender matters.

PD 1.01 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1978, No. 272, eff. 9-1-78; r. and recr. (1) and (2), r. (3), Register, November, 1984, No. 347, eff. 12-1-84.

PD 1.02 PD 1.02 Certification of newly admitted attorneys. The state public defender shall provide the Wisconsin supreme court and the state bar of Wisconsin with materials to insure that every person admitted to the state bar after January 1, 1978, is provided with information for applying for certification under s. 977.08, Stats.

PD 1.02 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1978, No. 272, eff. 9-1-78; am. Register, November, 1984, No. 347, eff. 12-1-84.

PD 1.03 PD 1.03 Certification application and decisions.

PD 1.03(1) (1) Application form. The state public defender shall prepare an application form to be completed by attorneys seeking certification or recertification as provided in s. 977.08 (3), Stats. The state public defender shall notify in writing each attorney who has submitted an application of the county or counties and the cases for which the attorney is certified to accept appointments, if any.

PD 1.03 Note Note: Certification application forms and information are published as ch. PD 1 Appendix A to E and are available on the public defender website, www.wisspd.org, or from the Assigned Counsel Division, Office of the State Public Defender, P.O. Box 7923, Madison, WI 53707-7923, phone [phone]. The link to the current certification application is: http://www. wisspd.org/html/acd/certform.pdf.

PD 1.03(2) (2) Public defender’s certification decision.

PD 1.03(2)(a) (a) For cause, the state public defender may take any of the following actions regarding an attorney’s certification status:

PD 1.03(2)(a)1. 1. Deny an application for certification or recertification.

PD 1.03(2)(a)2. 2. Return an attorney to provisional certification under s. PD 1.037.

PD 1.03(2)(a)3. 3. Exclude an attorney from any certification list in s. PD 1.04.