Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 40

Military Justice

←40.015

Section 40.017.1

40.020→

August 28, 2015

State judge advocate, appointment, qualifications--assistant judge advocates, appointment, qualifications, restrictions.

40.017. 1. The adjutant general shall appoint a judge advocate officer

of the state military forces as state judge advocate. To be eligible for

appointment, such officer shall have been a member of the Missouri Bar for at

least five years, and shall have satisfactorily completed all educational

requirements for active military service as a field grade judge advocate

general corps officer or Air National Guard equivalent.



2. The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge

advocates as he considers necessary. To be eligible for appointment,

assistant state judge advocates must be officers of the state military forces

and members of the Missouri Bar.



3. The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make inspections in

the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.



4. Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with

their staff judge advocates or legal officer 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.



5. 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.



(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 6)







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