[§124A-6]  Judge advocates and legalofficers.  (a)  The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutantgeneral, shall appoint an officer of the state military forces as state judgeadvocate.  To be eligible for appointment, an officer must be a member of thebar of the highest court of the State and must have been a member of the bar ofthe State for at least five years.

(b)  The adjutant general may appoint as manyassistant state judge advocates as the adjutant general considers necessary. To be eligible for appointment, assistant state judge advocates must beofficers of the state military forces and members of the bar of the highestcourt of the State.

(c)  The state judge advocate or the statejudge advocate's assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field insupervision of the administration of military justice.

(d)  Convening authorities shall at all timescommunicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officer inmatters relating to the administration of military justice; and the staff judgeadvocate or legal officer of any command may communicate directly with thestaff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, orwith the state judge advocate.

(e)  No person who has acted as member, lawofficer, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistantdefense counsel, or investigating officer, or who has been a witness for eitherthe prosecution or defense, in any case may later act as staff judge advocateor legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case. [L 1982, c 171,pt of §2; gen ch 1985]