48-2106. Judge advocates; appointment; assistants. - Kansas Statutes

48-2106

Chapter 48.--MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Article 21.--CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE; GENERAL PROVISIONS

      48-2106.   Judge advocates; appointment; assistants.(a) The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, shallappoint an officer of the state military forces as judge advocate general.To be eligible for appointment, an officer must be a member of the bar ofthe highest court of the state and must have been a member of the bar ofthe state for at least five (5) years.

      (b)   The adjutant general may appoint as many assistants to the judgeadvocate general as he or she considers necessary who shall be designatedassistant judge advocates. To be eligible for appointment, assistant judgeadvocates must be officers of the state military forces and members of thebar of the highest court of the state.

      (c)   Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly withtheir staff judge advocates in matters relating to the administration ofmilitary justice; and the staff judge advocate of any command is entitledto communicate directly with the staff judge advocate of a superior orsubordinate command, or with the judge advocate general.

      (d)   No person who has acted as member, military judge, trial counsel,assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel, orinvestigating officer, or who has been a witness for either the prosecutionor defense, in any case, may later act as staff judge advocate to anyreviewing authority upon the same case.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-2106; July 1.