2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 48 MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Article 21 CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE; GENERAL PROVISIONS
48-2106 Judge advocates; appointment; assistants.
48-2106. Judge advocates; appointment; assistants. (a) The governor, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, shall appoint an officer of the state military forces as judge advocate general. 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 (5) years.
(b) The adjutant general may appoint as many assistants to the judge advocate general as he or she considers necessary who shall be designated assistant judge advocates. To be eligible for appointment, assistant judge advocates must be officers of the state military forces and members of the bar of the highest court of the state.
(c) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates in matters relating to the administration of military justice; and 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 judge advocate general.
(d) 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 to any reviewing authority upon the same case.
History: L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-2106; July 1.
