[§124A-6]  Judge advocates and legal

officers.  (a)  The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant

general, shall appoint an officer of the state military forces as state judge

advocate.  To be eligible for appointment, an officer must be a member of the

bar of the highest court of the State and must have been a member of the bar of

the State for at least five years.

     (b)  The adjutant general may appoint as many

assistant state judge advocates as the adjutant general considers necessary. 

To be eligible for appointment, assistant state judge advocates must be

officers of the state military forces and members of the bar of the highest

court of the State.

     (c)  The state judge advocate or the state

judge advocate's assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in

supervision of the administration of military justice.

     (d)  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 may communicate directly with the

staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or

with the state judge advocate.

     (e)  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. [L 1982, c 171,

pt of §2; gen ch 1985]