§ 38-2-326 - Judge advocates and legal officers - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 38-2-326 (2010)
38-2-326. Judge advocates and legal officers

(a) The Governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, shall appoint an officer of the organized militia who shall be the state judge advocate. The officer shall be a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of this state and shall have been admitted to the bar of this state for a period of not less than five years.

(b) The adjutant general may appoint assistant judge advocates of such number as he shall deem necessary. Assistant state judge advocates shall be officers of the organized militia who are admitted to the bar of this state.

(c) Code Section 45-15-34 shall not be a restriction upon the appointments and duties as provided for in this Code section.

(d) The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice in the organized militia.

(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. The staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command is authorized 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, law officer, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel, or investigating officer in any case shall act subsequently as a staff judge advocate or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.