Article 11
A Juvenile and Family Court shall have a Public Defender’s Office. The Public Defender shall have a recommendation rank of 7th to 9th grade, or a selection rank of 10th to 11th grade. If there are more than two Public Defenders, a position of Chief Public Defender will be set up, whose position is a recommendation rank of 9th grade or a selection rank of 10th to 12th grade.
The Public Defender may be promoted to a selection rank of 12th grade if he is confirmed upon review to have served on the Juvenile and Family Court continuously for over 15 years with outstanding performance.
The Public Defender, who was transferred to Juvenile and Family Court after serving as a public defender in the High Court or its branch, or in the Intellectual Property Court for more than four years, may be promoted to a selection rank of 12th grade if he is confirmed upon review to have served with outstanding performance.
The Public Defender’s years of service in the High Court or its branch, or in the Intellectual Property Court shall be included in the calculation of his tenure of service.
The Judicial Yuan shall prescribe rules governing the review in Paragraph 2 and 3. For the Public Defender who is a qualified attorney, his service years as a Public Defender shall be counted toward his seniority of professional legal practice.