26-1006. State judge advocate; staff judge
advocates
A. The adjutant general, with approval of the governor, shall appoint an officer of
the national guard as state judge advocate, who shall be a member in good standing of the
state bar of Arizona and shall have been a member of the state bar of Arizona and a
member of the national guard for at least five years immediately preceding the
appointment.
B. The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as
deemed necessary who shall be officers of the national guard and members in good standing
of the state bar of Arizona.
C. The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in
the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.
D. Convening authorities at all times shall communicate directly with their staff
judge advocates in matters relating to the administration of military justice. The staff
judge advocate of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge
advocate of a superior or subordinate command or with the state judge advocate.
E. No person who has acted as a member, military judge, trial counsel, assistant
trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel or investigating officer, or
who has been a witness for either the prosecution or defense, in any case may later act
as staff judge advocate to any reviewing authority in the same case.
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