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SUBCHAPTER V⁠—COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL — Front Matter

Disposition Table
(Showing disposition of former sections of SUBCHAPTER V⁠—COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL)
Former ClassificationNew Classification
822.22.
823.23.
824.24.
824a.24a.
825.25.
825a.25a.
826.26.
826a.26a.
827.27.
828.28.
829.29.

Table of Sections

Sec.

Art.

 

822.

22.

Who may convene general courts-martial.

823.

23.

Who may convene special courts-martial.

824.

24.

Who may convene summary courts-martial.

824a.

24a.

Special trial counsel.

825.

25.

Who may serve on courts-martial.

825a.

25a.

Number of court-martial members in capital cases.

826.

26.

Military judge of a general or special court-martial.

826a.

26a.

Military magistrates.

827.

27.

Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel.

828.

28.

Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters.

829.

29.

Assembly and impaneling of members; detail of new members and military judges.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021⁠—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 531(b), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1693, added item 824a.

2017⁠—Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(d)(19)(A), (B), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1601, amended Pub. L. 114–328, § 5541(2). See 2016 Amendment note below.

2016⁠—Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LXIII, § 5541(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2965, as amended by Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(d)(19)(A), (B), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1601, added items 825a, 826a, and 829 and struck out former items 825a “Art. 25a. Number of members in capital cases” and 829 “Art. 29. Absent and additional members”.

2001⁠—Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 582(b)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1124, added item 825a.

1968⁠—Pub. L. 90–632, § 2(8), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1336, substituted “Military judge of a general or special court-martial” for “Law officer of a general court-martial” in item 826.