5924.06 State judge advocates - assistant state judge advocates.
(A) The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, shall appoint an officer of the organized militia as state judge advocate, who shall be a member of the bar of the supreme court of this state and shall have been a member of the bar of the state and a member of the organized militia for at least five years.
(B) The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as he shall deem necessary, which assistant state judge advocates shall be officers of the organized militia and members of the bar of the state.
(C) The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.
(D) The provisions of section 109.02 of the Revised Code shall not be a restriction upon the appointment and duties as provided in this section.
(E) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officers in matters relating to the administration of military justice; and the staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate.
(F) No person who has acted as 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 or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.
5924.06 State judge advocates - assistant state judge advocates.
(A) The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, shall appoint an officer of the organized militia as state judge advocate, who shall be a member of the bar of the supreme court of this state and shall have been a member of the bar of the state and a member of the organized militia for at least five years.
(B) The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as he shall deem necessary, which assistant state judge advocates shall be officers of the organized militia and members of the bar of the state.
(C) The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.
(D) The provisions of section 109.02 of the Revised Code shall not be a restriction upon the appointment and duties as provided in this section.
(E) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officers in matters relating to the administration of military justice; and the staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate.
(F) No person who has acted as 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 or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.
5924.06 State judge advocates - assistant state judge advocates.
(A) The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, shall appoint an officer of the organized militia as state judge advocate, who shall be a member of the bar of the supreme court of this state and shall have been a member of the bar of the state and a member of the organized militia for at least five years.
(B) The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as he shall deem necessary, which assistant state judge advocates shall be officers of the organized militia and members of the bar of the state.
(C) The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.
(D) The provisions of section 109.02 of the Revised Code shall not be a restriction upon the appointment and duties as provided in this section.
(E) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officers in matters relating to the administration of military justice; and the staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate.
(F) No person who has acted as 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 or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.
