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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970
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The panel shall be presided over by the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (or in Yus absence, the designee of such judge). A quorum of the panel shall be four members. ^2) Judges of the United States courts in the District of Columbia and of District of Columbia courts may not be appointed to serve as members of the Board of Trustees, (3) The term of office of a member of the Board of Trustees shall be three years. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms as a member of the Board of Trustees. A vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. (c) The trustees of the Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia in office on the date of enactment of this Act shall serve the unexpired portions of their terms as trustees of the Service. (d) For the purposes of any action brought against the trustees of the Service, they shall be deemed to be employees of the District of Columbia. DIRECTOR A N D D E P U T Y DIRECTOR OF SERVICE
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SEC. 304. The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Director and Deputy Director of the Service, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Director shall be responsible for the supervision of the work of the Service and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Trustees may prescribe. The Deputy Director shall assist the Director and shall perform such duties as he may prescribe. The Director and Deputy Director shall be members of the bar of the District of Columbia. The Board of Trustees shall fix the compensation to be paid to the Director and the Deputy Director without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code, but compensation for the Director shall not exceed the rate prescribed for GS-18 of the General Schedule and compensation for the Deputy Director shall not exceed the maximum rate prescribed for GS-17 of the General Schedule. ':
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SEC. 305. (a) The Director shall employ a staff of attorneys and clerical and other personnel necessary to provide adequate and effective defense services. The Director shall make assignments of the personnel of the Service. The compensation of all employees of the Service, other than the Director and the Deputy Director, shall be fixed by the Director without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code, but shall not exceed the compensation which may be paid to persons of similar qualifications and experience in the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. All attorneys employed by the Service to represent persons shall be members of the bar of the District of Columbia. (b) No attorney employed by the Service shall engage in the private practice of law or receive a fee for representing any person. r i-s lino f HUMi-finn } if*.rM'Ti«f\i otii * •,>!'i:- '^•^ i H": to !'M'{il>i<-! 9jh "to iTfio'* loheqoR m'
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