A. Before performing their respective duties, military judges, members of general and special courts-martial, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant or associate defense counsel, reporters and interpreters shall take an oath to perform their duties faithfully. The form of the oath, the time and place of taking the oath, the manner of recording the oath and whether the oath shall be taken for all cases in which these duties are to be performed or for a particular case shall be as prescribed in rules of the adjutant general. The rules may provide that an oath to perform faithfully duties as a military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel or assistant or associate defense counsel may be taken at any time by any judge advocate or other person certified to be qualified or competent for the duty, and if such an oath is taken it need not again be taken at the time the judge advocate, or other person, is detailed to that duty.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 26-1042

  • 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
  • Oath: includes an affirmation or declaration. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

B. Each witness before a court-martial shall be examined on oath.