1.   A panel of three federal judges selects the counsel.

2.   A panel of three judges selects the counsel.

3.   But bond counsels are selected by the state treasurer, not the controller.

4.   The law does not specify how an independent counsel should be selected.

5.   The special panel, authorized to select independent counsels and approve changes in their mandates, has not been immune from controversy.

6.   Reno said she believes the three-judge appeals court panel that selected independent counsels can nonetheless choose a prosecutor to continue his work.