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courts and tribunals may assign attorneys employed by the Agency to represent indigents, such assignments to be upon a case-to-case basis, a group-of-cases basis, or a time basis, as the assigning authority may prescribe. Each such court and tribunal will make every reasonable effort to provide assignment of counsel as early in the proceeding as practicable. E1 i g i b i lity for gj,(, 4 ^pj^g legal representation services hereinbefore described shall legal services.
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Standards and bc provided ouly to such pcrsous who first subscribe and state m writprocedures. ^^^ upou oath that such pcrsou has been unable to hire an attorney and is further unable to pay modest attorney's fee; except that the aforesaid sworn statement in writing shall not be required of patients in proceedings before the Commission on Mental Health of the District of Columbia and proceedings in courts arising therefrom. This oath may be administered by any person under law authorized and empowered to administer oaths. The Board of Trustees may provide more detailed standards and procedures consistent with the rules and policies of the respective courts and tribunals, to carry out the provisions of this section: Provided further, That any person making a false oath on any material matter required herein shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, Board of Trus- SEC. 5. The powers of the Agency shall be vested in a Board of tees. Trustees composed of seven members, each serving a term of three years. Each trustee shall be appointed, for a full term or for the balance of an unexpired term, by a panel (of which four members shall be a quorum) consisting of— the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; the Chief Judge of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia; the Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and the Judge of the juvenile court of the District of Columbia. Said panel shall be presided over by the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (or his designee, in his absence). The Board of Trustees of the Agency shall be appointed initially as follows: three members for three-year terms, two members for two-year terms, and two members for a one-year term. Thereafter each appointment (except an appointment for the balance of an unexpired term) shall be for a three-year term. Each appointee shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualifies. Director, SEC. 6. The Board of Trustees of the Agency shall appoint a Direcp ointment. tor of the Agency, who shall be responsible for the supervision of the legal work of said Agency, and perform such other duties as the Board of Trustees may prescribe. The Director shall be a member of the bar of, and qualified to practice law in, the District of Columbia. The Board may delegate to the Director such powers of the Board as the said Board may find in the interest of good administration. Said Director shall receive compensation of $16,000 per annum, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. Personnel. g^c. 7. The Director, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, shall employ such professional and office staff as may be necessary properly to conduct the business of the Agency, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The Director shall, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, make assignments of the professional personnel of the Agency so as to provide the best practicable handling of
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