2006 Utah Code - 39-6-6 — State staff judge advocate -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Assistants.

     39-6-6.   State staff judge advocate -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Assistants.
     (1) The adjutant general shall appoint an officer of the National Guard as the state staff judge advocate (SSJA). The officer shall be a member of the Utah State Bar and the United States federal court. He shall also be branch qualified and designated as a staff judge advocate officer.
     (2) The state staff judge advocate is the principal military legal advisor. He shall, in connection with rendering legal advice to the adjutant general, prepare pretrial advice, a post-trial review, and act as legal advisor to the adjutant general on all matters involving military justice, the Utah Manual for Military Courts, and the Utah Code of Military Justice.
     (3) The adjutant general may appoint assistant state staff judge advocates (ASJA) as he considers necessary. They shall be officers of the National Guard, members of the Utah State Bar, branch qualified, and designated as staff judge advocate officers.
     (4) The SSJA or his assistants shall make frequent inspections of military units throughout the state to supervise the administration of military justice.
     (5) The convening authority shall at all times review directly with the SSJA all matters relating to the administration of military justice and administrative actions. The ASJA or legal officer of any command may communicate directly with the ASJA or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the SSJA.
     (6) A person who has acted as a 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, may not in any case subsequently act as ASJA, SSJA, or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.

Amended by Chapter 15, 1989 General Session