2015 New York Laws
MIL - Military
Article 7 - CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
Part 5 - (130.22 - 130.29) APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL
130.26 - Military judge of a general court-martial or special court-martial.

 130.26.   Military  judge  of  a  general  court-martial  or special
  court-martial.   (a) The authority  convening  a  general  court-martial
  shall,  and,  subject  to  such regulations as may be issued pursuant to
  this chapter, the  authority  convening  a  special  court-martial  may,
  detail  a  military  judge  thereto. A military judge shall preside over
  each open session of the court-martial to which he has been detailed.
(b) A military judge shall be a commissioned officer of a force of the
  organized militia or a person on the state reserve list or state retired
  list who is a member of the bar of this state and who is certified to be
  qualified for duty as a military judge by the state judge advocate.
(c) The military judge of a general court-martial shall be  designated
  by  the  state  judge  advocate,  or  his  designee,  for  detail by the
  convening authority. A commissioned  officer  who  is  certified  to  be
  qualified for duty as a military judge when performing such duties shall
  be assigned and directly responsible to the state judge advocate, or his
  designee.
(d)  No  person is eligible to act as a military judge in a case if he
  is the accuser or  a  witness  for  the  prosecution  or  has  acted  as
  investigating officer or counsel in the same case.
(e)  The  military  judge  of a court-martial may not consult with the
  members of the court except  in  the  presence  of  the  accused,  trial
  counsel,  and  the  defense counsel, nor may he vote with the members of
  the court.