29B.22 JUDGE ADVOCATES AND LEGAL OFFICERS.
A judge advocate in the state military forces shall be a
commissioned officer who is a member of the bar of the state.
However, a judge advocate serving in the military forces of the state
on April 22, 2002, who is not a member of the bar of the state shall
not be required to become a member of the bar of the state to
maintain military membership as a judge advocate. A judge advocate
shall be either a federally recognized judge advocate or appointed as
a judge advocate in the state military forces by the adjutant
general.
The adjutant general shall designate a staff judge advocate for
the army national guard and the air national guard. The adjutant
general may appoint the number of judge advocates of the state
military forces as the adjutant general considers necessary to
perform state active duty to supplement or replace national guard
judge advocates in emergencies or when the national guard judge
advocates are in federal service.
Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with
their staff judge advocates in matters relating to the administration
of military justice; and the staff judge advocate of any command may
communicate directly with the staff judge advocate of any command.
No person who has acted as member, law officer, 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 or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same
case.
29B.22 JUDGE ADVOCATES AND LEGAL OFFICERS.
A judge advocate in the state military forces shall be a
commissioned officer who is a member of the bar of the state.
However, a judge advocate serving in the military forces of the state
on April 22, 2002, who is not a member of the bar of the state shall
not be required to become a member of the bar of the state to
maintain military membership as a judge advocate. A judge advocate
shall be either a federally recognized judge advocate or appointed as
a judge advocate in the state military forces by the adjutant
general.
The adjutant general shall designate a staff judge advocate for
the army national guard and the air national guard. The adjutant
general may appoint the number of judge advocates of the state
military forces as the adjutant general considers necessary to
perform state active duty to supplement or replace national guard
judge advocates in emergencies or when the national guard judge
advocates are in federal service.
Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with
their staff judge advocates in matters relating to the administration
of military justice; and the staff judge advocate of any command may
communicate directly with the staff judge advocate of any command.
No person who has acted as member, law officer, 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 or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same
case.
29B.22 JUDGE ADVOCATES AND LEGAL OFFICERS.
A judge advocate in the state military forces shall be a
commissioned officer who is a member of the bar of the state.
However, a judge advocate serving in the military forces of the state
on April 22, 2002, who is not a member of the bar of the state shall
not be required to become a member of the bar of the state to
maintain military membership as a judge advocate. A judge advocate
shall be either a federally recognized judge advocate or appointed as
a judge advocate in the state military forces by the adjutant
general.
The adjutant general shall designate a staff judge advocate for
the army national guard and the air national guard. The adjutant
general may appoint the number of judge advocates of the state
military forces as the adjutant general considers necessary to
perform state active duty to supplement or replace national guard
judge advocates in emergencies or when the national guard judge
advocates are in federal service.
Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with
their staff judge advocates in matters relating to the administration
of military justice; and the staff judge advocate of any command may
communicate directly with the staff judge advocate of any command.
No person who has acted as member, law officer, 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 or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same
case.
