2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle B - Army
Part I - Organization
Chapter 707 - The Army
Sec. 7072 - Judge Advocate General's Corps

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7072 (2018)
Section Name §7072. Judge Advocate General's Corps
Section Text

There is a Judge Advocate General's Corps in the Army. The Judge Advocate General's Corps consists of—

(1) the Judge Advocate General;

(2) the Assistant Judge Advocate General;

(3) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed therein; and

(4) other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 169, §3072; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, §502(q), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2104; renumbered §7072, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3072 10:61–1 (1st sentence, less applicability to strength). June 28, 1950, ch. 383, §308 (1st sentence, less applicability to strength), 64 Stat. 270.

The words "authorized by sections 21f and 21h, respectively, of this title" are omitted as surplusage. The word "grade" is substituted for the word "rank". The words "but the Secretary shall not assign to the Judge Advocate General's Corps any officer who has been appointed and commissioned in some other special branch or in the Regular Army without specification of branch" are omitted as covered by section 3064 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3072 of this title as this section.

2016—Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 114–328 redesignated pars. (4) and (5) as (3) and (4), respectively, and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "three officers in the grade of brigadier general;".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle B - Army
PART I - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 707 - THE ARMY
Sec. 7072 - Judge Advocate General's Corps
Contains section 7072
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 64 Stat. 270
130 Stat. 2104
132 Stat. 1838
Public Law References Public Law 114-328, Public Law 115-232
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