Arizona Laws 26-1006. State judge advocate; staff judge advocates
A. The adjutant general, with approval of the governor, shall appoint an officer of the national guard as state judge advocate, who shall be a member in good standing of the state bar of Arizona and shall have been a member of the state bar of Arizona and a member of the national guard for at least five years immediately preceding the appointment.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 26-1006
- Judge advocate: means an officer of the judge advocate general's corps of the United States army or the army national guard of the United States or an officer of the United States air force or the air national guard of the United States who is designated as a judge advocate. See Arizona Laws 26-1001
- Military: means any or all of the armed forces of this state, the United States or any other state. See Arizona Laws 26-1001
- Military judge: means an official of a general or special court-martial detailed in accordance with section 26-1026. See Arizona Laws 26-1001
- National guard: means the national guard of Arizona and the state guard when organized. See Arizona Laws 26-1001
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- State judge advocate: means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of military justice in the national guard. See Arizona Laws 26-1001
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
B. The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as deemed necessary who shall be officers of the national guard and members in good standing of the state bar of Arizona.
C. The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.
D. Convening authorities at all times shall communicate directly with their staff judge advocates in matters relating to the administration of military justice. The staff judge advocate of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate of a superior or subordinate command or with the state judge advocate.
E. No person who has acted as a 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 to any reviewing authority in the same case.