(a) The executive director of the district attorneys general conference shall, subject to the approval of the duly elected officers of the district attorneys general conference, appoint a budget officer and a director and such other assistants and clerical personnel as are necessary to enable the executive director to perform the duties of the executive director’s office.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-7-311

  • Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter and any assistant thereto by whatever name known, any district attorney general and any assistant thereto by whatever name called, and any officer or full-time employee of the general assembly or any committee thereof established by statute, who is duly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, whose duty it is to provide facilities for drafting bills or to assist individual legislators in drafting bills or who renders legal advice and services to the members of the general assembly or committees thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Part-time employee: includes any interim teacher who is employed on a temporary basis to teach for a regular teacher who is on unpaid leave. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b) Compensation for other assistants and clerical personnel shall be fixed by the executive director with the approval of the executive committee of the district attorneys general conference.
(c)

(1) During their terms of office or employment, neither the executive director nor any full-time assistant or employee shall directly or indirectly engage in the practice of law in any of the courts in this state.
(2) If the executive director employs an attorney as a part-time employee, such employee shall not engage in the defense of criminal cases if such employee’s duties will, at the time of employment, involve or in the future may involve:

(A) Substantial interaction with district attorneys general, their assistants, or other employees of the executive director; or
(B) The prosecution of criminal cases either as a part-time assistant district attorney general or a district attorney general pro tempore.
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