...Standards for the Chief Prosecuting Officer 193-563 O - 73 - IB Standard 13.8 Selection of Public Defenders The method employed to select public defenders should...undertakes the defense of a fee-paying criminally accused person. The most appropriate selection method is nomination by a selection board and appointment...

...accused person." A similar view is expressed in the standards of the National Advisory Commission: "The method employed to select public defenders should...undertakes the defense of a fee-paying criminally accused person." Commentary, ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, The Defense Function § 5-1.3 (2ed....